General Chemistry for Engineers and Biological Scientists

<p><em>General Chemistry for Engineers and Biological Scientists</em> provides students with a focused and practical approach to learning the essential concepts of chemistry. The foundational knowledge they cultivate through the text can be applied to a number of scientific fields including engineering healthcare forensics pharmacology and nursing. <br /><br />The text begins with a chapter dedicated to the explanation of atoms and compounds. Later chapters provide students with information regarding the periodic table chemical reactions and equations solutions kinetics and equilibria and acid-base chemistry. Readers gain a solid understanding of sources of energy oxidation-reduction reactions toxicology and pharmacology the fundamentals of organic chemistry and more. The book concludes with a chapter that speaks to agricultural chemistry. Helpful appendices provide readers with quick references to fundamental constants conversion factors aqueous and standard reduction potentials and dissociation constants of some acids. <br /><br /><em>General Chemistry</em> is designed to support a two-semester course within the discipline especially those that focus on the practical application of chemistry-related concepts.</p><p><strong>Brian Dixon</strong> is an associate professor in the Science & Mathematics Department at Massachusetts Maritime Academy where he teaches courses in physics and chemistry. He is also the president of Versatile Dynamics Inc. Dr. Dixon holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.</p><p><strong>Lori Noble</strong> is an associate professor and the chair of the Science & Mathematics Department at Massachusetts Maritime Academy where she teaches courses in physics and chemistry. She holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Brandeis University.</p>