Basic Chemistry

A one-term text that can be used in the following courses: Introduction to Chemistry, Preparatory Chemistry (in preparation for two-term general chemistry), or the first term of Allied Health Chemistry.

Basic Chemistry is written in a style and language that students without science backgrounds can understand. This best-selling introduction to the basic principles of chemistry draws on the student's own experiences through analogies and cartoons to learn difficult concepts. The clear, systematic, thinking approach to problem solving has also been highly praised by reviewers and users alike. Basic Chemistry, Alternate Edition, covers only chapters 1-17.