Essential General Chemistry: Second Edition

This book focuses on those topics in general chemistry that highlight scientific reasoning and quantitative problem solving. Entropy, for example, is approached in different ways to give students a more conceptual view of the concept. Atomic and molecular orbitals are described by their probability nodes and maxima to permit the student to envision more complicated orbitals without mathematics. The approaches, developed over forty years of teaching, resonate with curious students and entice them to seek further. The book is intended to complement the standard general chemistry texts.