General, Organic, and Biochemistry,9780073221076

General, Organic, and Biochemistry

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780073221076
ISBN10: 0073221074
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2005-10-28
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Summary

The fifth edition of General, Organic, and Biochemistry is designed to help undergraduate health-related majors, and students of all other majors, understand key concepts and appreciate the significant connections between chemistry, health, disease, and the treatment of disease. This text continues to strike a balance between theoretical and practical chemistry, while emphasizing material that is unique to health-related studies.Designed for the one- or two-semester course, the text has an easy-to-follow problem-solving pedagogy, vivid illustrations, and engaging applications. The updating of the art program throughout, along with many new questions, problems, and discussion topics, continues to make this book appealing to students and instructors alike.

Table of Contents

Part 1 General Chemistry

1 Chemistry: Methods and Measurement

2 The Structure of the Atom and the Periodic Table

3 Structure and Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds

4 Calculations and the Chemical Equation

5 States of Matter: Gases, Liquids, and Solids

6 Solutions

7 Energy, Rate, and Equilibrium

8 Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction

9 The Nucleus, Radioactivity, and Nuclear Medicine

Part 2 Organic Chemistry

10 An Introduction to Organic Chemistry: The Saturated Hydrocarbons

11 The Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatics

12 Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers

13 Aldehydes and Ketones

14 Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

15 Amines and Amides

Part 3 Biochemistry

16 Carbohydrates

17 Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems

18 Protein Structure and Function

19 Enzymes

20 Introduction to Molecular Genetics

21 Carbohydrate Metabolism

22 Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production

23 Fatty Acid Metabolism

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