Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Global Edition - Couverture souple

Timberlake, Karen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 129247226X ISBN 13 : 9781292472263

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2025

Synopsis

For 1-semester courses in general, organic and biological chemistry.

Relate chemistry to health-related careers. Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic and Biological Chemistry, Global Edition is the ideal resource for today's allied health and nursing students. Author Karen Timberlake fosters development of problem-solving skills while helping students visualise and understand concepts. She assumes no prior knowledge of chemistry, engaging students in seeing the connections between chemistry, their world around them and future careers.

The 14th Edition presents new problem-solving strategies, current Chemistry in Health topics and updated content to reflect the diversity of the health care community.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

About our author

KAREN TIMBERLAKE is Professor Emerita of chemistry at Los Angeles Valley College, where she taught chemistry for allied health and preparatory chemistry for 36 years. She received her bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Washington and her master's degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Professor Timberlake has been writing chemistry textbooks for 40 years. During that time, her name has become associated with the strategic use of pedagogical tools that promote student success in chemistry and the application of chemistry to real-life situations. More than one million students have learned chemistry using texts, laboratory manuals, and study guides written by Karen Timberlake. In addition to An Introduction to General, Organic and Biological Chemistry, 14th Edition, she is also the author of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 6th Edition, with the accompanying Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual, Laboratory Manual, and Essentials Laboratory Manual, and Basic Chemistry, 6th Edition, with the accompanying Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual.

Professor Timberlake belongs to numerous scientific and educational organizations, including the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). She has been the Western Regional Winner of the Excellence in College Chemistry Teaching Award given by the Chemical Manufacturers Association. She received the McGuffey Award in Physical Sciences from the Textbook Authors Association for her textbook Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 8th Edition, which has demonstrated her excellence over time. She received the “Texty” Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook Authors Association for the first edition of Basic Chemistry. She has participated in education grants for science teaching, including the Los Angeles Collaborative for Teaching Excellence (LACTE) and a Title III grant at her college. She speaks at conferences and educational meetings on the use of student-centered teaching methods in chemistry to promote the learning success of students.

When Professor Timberlake is not writing textbooks, she and her husband relax by playing tennis, ballroom dancing, traveling, trying new restaurants, cooking, and taking care of their grandchildren, Daniel and Emily.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 129247226X
• ISBN 13: 9781292472263
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 872
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Pearson Benelux BV; productsafety@pearson.com; ; Kabelweg 37; Amsterdam; 1014 BA; Pays-Bas