Chemical Principles
By Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
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The updated 9th edition of "Chemical Principles" offers students a rigorous but understandable introduction to chemistry that guides students to think like chemists and solve problems creatively. This edition features updated Marathon Problems that act as the capstone to each chapter as well as new Chemical Insights that demonstrate why chemistry matters to a variety of applications. Zumdahl/DeCoste’s "Chemical Principles" is now available in WebAssign, Cengage’s online platform for STEM courses designed to help students understand core concepts, develop problem-solving skills and learn from mistakes, while offering instructors unmatched flexibility.
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The updated 9th edition of "Chemical Principles" offers students a rigorous but understandable introduction to chemistry that guides students to think like chemists and solve problems creatively. This edition features updated Marathon Problems that act as the capstone to each chapter as well as new Chemical Insights that demonstrate why chemistry matters to a variety of applications. Zumdahl/DeCoste’s "Chemical Principles" is now available in WebAssign, Cengage’s online platform for STEM courses designed to help students understand core concepts, develop problem-solving skills and learn from mistakes, while offering instructors unmatched flexibility.
A unique organization leverages students’ math skills to explore acid-base equilibria early in the course. Chapters are flexible so instructors can organize the course in a variety of ways to meet student needs.
The text teaches students to think like chemists, emphasizing creative problem solving and applying mathematical skills to go beyond simple algorithms.
Assignments in WebAssign help students master core concepts and understand their mistakes with textbook problems, answer-specific feedback, solution videos and more.
Skill-building ChemWork problems — available in WebAssign — support students through the problem-solving process with guidance similar to what an instructor might offer in office hours.
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