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Book SynopsisMaking the transition to university chemistry is the perfect companion as students take the significant step from school to university, setting them up to be confident and successful in their chemistry studies.Each topic opens with expanded bullet points that remind the reader of familiar ideas from their pre-university studies that they will be expected to understand at the start of their undergraduate course.Taking the next step sections expand on these familiar ideas by way of more detailed explanations, which allow the reader to make links to work that will be important at university.Finally, A Deeper Look sections explore more challenging concepts (either because the mathematical level is higher or the explanation is more complicated). Some of the concepts presented in these sections are among the most exciting in the subject: they give a flavour of the new insights the study of chemistry at university can offer. Its focus on those topics that may not have previously been studied
Trade ReviewAn excellent text for bridging the gap between A level and university chemistry. If students could start their university courses having read this book the student experience would be many times better. * Dr Ben Ward, Cardiff University *
Table of Contents1: Atomic structure 2: Bonding and molecular shape 3: Moles 4: States of matter 5: Thermochemistry 6: Chemical equilibrium 7: Acid-base equilibrium 8: Redox reactions 9: Spontaneous change, entropy, and Gibbs energy 10: Kinetics 11: Trends across the periodic table 12: Group 2 13: The halogens 14: Transition metals 1 15: Transition metals 2 16: Introduction to organic chemistry 17: Hydrocarbons: alkanes 18: Hydrocarbons: alkenes 19: Hydrocarbons: arenes 20: Halogenoalkanes 21: Alcohols 22: Aldehydes and ketones 23: Carboxylic acids and their derivatives 24: Amines and amino acids 25: Polymers 26: Instrumental analysis
