Part I: The fundamentals1: Molecular structures and the states of matter2: Electrons in atoms3: Electrons in molecules: diatomics4: Electrons in molecules: polyatomics5: Symmetry6: Bonding in solids7: Thermodynamics and the Second Law8: Trends in bonding9: Reactions: the role of orbitals10: Organic chemistry 1: functional groups11: The rates of reactionsPart II: Going further12: Spectroscopy13: Organic chemistry 2: three-dimensional shapes14: Organic chemistry 3: reactions of pi systems15: Main group chemistry16: Transition metals17: Quantum mechanics and spectroscopy18: Chemical thermodynamics19: Chemical kinetics20: Electrochemistry21: Dimensions, units and some key mathematical ideas
James Keeler is Senior Tutor in the Department of Chemistry and
Selwyn College at the University of Cambridge.
Peter Wothers is Teaching Fellow in the Department of Chemistry
and St. Catharines's College at the University of
Cambridge.
Review from previous edition This is the most innovative and
impressive undergraduate chemistry textbook I have been exposed to
in years; it is quite outstanding in its creative and imaginative
approach. The authors appear to have stood back and re-thought the
whole approach to teaching chemistry at this level. The logical and
innovative order in which material is developed and explained is
all the more impressive when we take account of the fact that
rigour and attention to detail is not compromised. * Dr David
McGarvey, Keele University *
The objective of the authors, to break down the barriers used to
manage the teaching of chemistry, is laudable, and they achieve
their aim, particularly in the first section of the book. They have
assembled a teaching resource that is refreshing in its style and
rigorous in its content. * Education in Chemistry, 2009 *
It is a tremendous contribution to the teaching of the chemical
sciences. The authors have adopted a new approach to the teaching
of chemistry which cuts through physical, inorganic and organic
chemistry as needed. This text is brilliant for students who want a
book that explains difficult concepts in an accessible but still
rigorous form. * Dr M. Crispin, Oriel College, Oxford *
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