"Essentials of General Chemistry "is the ideal choice for
instructors who want a shorter, less expensive core text that
still supports a typical one- or two-semester general chemistry
course. The text covers the same topical as Ebbing/Gammon,
"General Chemistry, "and retains all of its hallmark qualities,
including its focus on quantitative problem solving, conceptual
understanding, and visualization skills. The new technology
program reinforces the approach of the text and provides a
complete solution for teaching and learning.The Second Edition
retains the hallmark pedagogical features of the text and builds
upon its conceptual focus. In addition, figures and interactive
animations in the updated art program help students connect
molecular-level activity to macro-scale phenomena. The new
technology program offers access to tutoring, assessment, and
presentation tools through the comprehensive Eduspace Course
Management tool--instructors can also choose selected resources
for use separately via CD or the Web.Conceptual understanding is
further emphasized throughout the Second Edition and its
technology program with a separate section of new "Conceptual
Problems" appearing in the printed and computerized Test
Bank."Answer Checks" follow selected Examples throughout the
chapters in the text. They appear after the Solution and are
designed to help students evaluate their answer to ensure that it
is reasonable.Figures, drawings, and photos in the art program
help students connect molecular-level activity to macro-scale
phenomena. Animations in the student and instructor technology
supplements also enhance students' ability to visualize molecular
behavior.Based on instructorfeedback, 60-70 percent of the
material from Chapter 13, "Materials of Technology" and from
Chapter 23, "The Transition Elements and Coordination Compounds"
has been divided into two new chapters: Chapter 21, "Chemistry of
the Metals" and Chapter 22, "Chemistry of the Nonmetals."A suite
of integrated technology tools for students and instructors
includes materials (except restricted testing items) that are web
accessible, with pass included in the media guides. In
addition, to meet instructor needs, the "Media Integration Guide
for Instructors "includes CDs containing all teaching
resources.To ensure that students devote more time to their study
of chemistry, key elements of the technology are assignable. In
the classroom, instructors can gauge student progress though a
Classroom Response System. Online homework within Eduspace--using
either end-of-chapter questions or practice exercises based on
in-text examples--can be tracked and graded. Even new
animations--now with skill-building exercises--can be assigned.To
support you and your students as you use our technology, we offer
implementation services from our TeamUP support staff, as well as
media integration guides for both students and instructors, along
with textbook web sites.Eduspace (powered by Blackboard) includes
problems that cover all key concepts in the text. Through the
Eduspace program, instructors can create their own assignments
and post them for students to complete at a designated time. The
problems in Eduspace include algorithmic end-of-chapter
questions, exercises based on the in-text examples, and Test Bank
questions to ensure consistency of level and coverage. Questions
can be graded and entered into theonline gradebook automatically.
Eduspace also includes additional course management and
interactive communication tools.WebCT and Blackboard course
cartridges include all the material on both the student and
instructor web sites, as well as the HM Testing Test Bank.
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