General organic and biological chemistry ebook

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The writing style is clear and concise and punctuated with practical and familiar examples from students personal experience. Art work, diagrams, and molecular models are used extensively to provide graphical illustration of concepts to enhance student understanding.

Since the true test of knowledge is the ability to apply that knowledge appropriately, we include numerous worked examples that incorporate consistent problem-solving strategies. Regardless of their career paths, all students will be citizens in an increasingly technological society. When they recognize the principles of chemistry at work not just in their careers but in their daily lives, they are prepared to make informed decisions on scientific issues based on a firm understanding of the underlying concepts.

The next two chapters discuss chemical reactions and their stoichiometry, energies, rates, and equilibria Chapters 6 and 7. Nuclear Chemistry Chapter 11 closes the general chemistry sequence. The introduction to hydrocarbons Chapters 12 and 13 includes the basics of nomenclature, which is thereafter kept to a minimum. Discussion of functional groups with single bonds to oxygen, sulfur, or a halogen Chapter 14 is followed by a short chapter on amines, which are so important to the chemistry of living things and drugs Chapter After introducing aldehydes and ketones Chapter 16 , the chemistry of carboxylic acids and their derivatives including amides is covered Chapter 17 , with a focus on similarities among the derivatives.

There is a complete glossary at the end of each relevant chapter and a complete index at the end of the book. This book would be very useful for an instructor who wishes to introduce students to the basics of chemistry and cell biology in preparation for enrolling in a more advanced human physiology course. The topics are general enough that they are not likely to become out of date.

The inclusion of historical information and descriptions of professional fields related to the topics adds to the relevance. The logical sequence of information in this book keeps it clear for the reader. The availability of the glossary at the end of each chapter also keeps the terminology accessible and understandable. The consistency for the most part is very good. There is a break in how chapter questions are organized between the sections on chemistry in contrast to those about biology.

Two large chapters with many subheadings are chapter 3 general and organic chemistry combined and chapter 7 combining nutrition, digestion, energy, reaction rates, photosynthesis and enzymes. Within the subtopics some instructors will probably want to eliminate some details i. This book is free of any poorly constructed images. The color and detail is excellent. The copy I examined did have a structural problem at the end of chapter 7 where the summary and review questions were repeated.

It is always tempting to want to add more to texts we use in our classes. As the title suggests this book covers the basics of GOB chemistry. It includes all the appropriate material for a one semester GOB course. The book brings in organic chemistry topics earlier than many books allowing students to see the links The book brings in organic chemistry topics earlier than many books allowing students to see the links between the various branches of chemistry. Roughly half the book is devoted to general chemistry and there is a large focus on metabolism at the end.

A table of contents and easy method to move around in the PDF would be preferable. In general the information in the book is accurate. There are a few typos and minor font issues as with any text. The scientific information in the book is not dramatically changing. The contents should hold up for many years. The book does a good job of helping students understand the relevance of chemistry in their lives. Each chapter has sections that tell students about various careers in science and how the information relates to human health.

The book is well written and gets right to the important information without being wordy. It is written with beginning students in mind. It could benefit from more particle level diagrams in the general chemistry chapters to help students with the visualization of various concepts.

However, I wish some of the diagrams and flow charts made for this text were in more texts. The book is very consistent in its presentation of topics. It uses the same language throughout to help students link various topics in chemistry. Each chapter points out important terminology with bolded words.

Learning objectives, examples, skill-building exercises, concept review exercises, key takeaways and exercises are all clearly labeled and presented in the same order in each chapter. Each chapter is broken down into small bite-sized chunks of material with many practice exercises. I think students would benefit from this approach. The lack of an easy way to navigate to each of the chapter sections makes it difficult to move around in the book.

The book is organized in a typical fashion for GOB chemistry books. General chemistry topics are first followed by organic chemistry topics and finally biochemistry topics. The topics in each section are covered in a logical progression. The lack of a table of contents and an easy way to navigate to each of the chapter sections makes it difficult to move around in the book. Some sections are divided by page breaks.

All chapters and sections within them are clearly labeled and color coded. Currently our college has a year long course for our GOB series 3 quarters. If we had a two quarter GOB I would very seriously consider adopting this book. This open course textbook introduces the fundamental of general chemistry measurements, atomic structure, compounds, energy, reactions, etc , introduces structure and reactions of organic chemistry, and ends with rather substantial chapters on This open course textbook introduces the fundamental of general chemistry measurements, atomic structure, compounds, energy, reactions, etc , introduces structure and reactions of organic chemistry, and ends with rather substantial chapters on biochemistry.

My interest is with the general chemistry for a prep class. This book contains all the necessary pieces, good figures, and exercises for the purpose of a fundamental chemistry class. I wish the book had a table of contents with pages to navigate the pdf more effectively. Introductory chemistry has been fundamentally unchanged. This book present conventional material in a way that can ensure it application.

The types of problems are expected for the level of the writing for this book. The figures in the early chapters make the material more straight forward for understanding.

The book had bolded words for clarity, and use adequate tone and description for this level. The text uses the appropriate terms and tone to describe fundamental structure, bonding, and steps for quantitative relationships. I also found the step description easy to follow. Again the use of a table of contents with page numbers would be helpful here. It is difficult to know how far to "scroll" while working blind on chapter lengths and pages. However, the authors break up the existing text well with figures, captions, and problems to solve.

There are heading fr sections, color coding for problems, and obvious organization to the reader. The flow and organization of the book is logical. The authors begin with basic general chemistry, increasing complexity through compounds, reactions, energy, and acid base solutions, before reaching organic, and biochemistry. I found a few images to be blurry, but well used.

The colored boxes for problems were helpful, but often much larger than the text of the questions. I found this to be somewhat distracting.

I appreciate the fundamental and straight-to-the-point angle of this book for any GOB class. I would greatly prefer a table of contents for easier navigation. Overall, this textbook covers all the appropriate topics to the depth necessary for a one semester course on general, organic and biological chemistry.

This textbook includes units of measurement, calculations and the mathematics background This textbook includes units of measurement, calculations and the mathematics background necessary top promote quantitative thinking without burying the student in problem sets. The only omission is Gibbs free energy. No index, bookmarks or glossary are provided.

No factual or conceptual errors in this test were noted and the topics and concepts were all presented in an unbiased manner. There are a few spaces missing between some the words. Basic general, organic and biological chemistry are not topics that are rapidly being modified or updates with new findings each year so this textbook will remain relevant for many years. Each chapter and section begins with learning objectives and ends with example problems and exercises and the key takeaway point.

Each chapter begins with descriptions of how the chapter topic relates to health and societal issues, most of which are not likely to become irrelevant in the future.

The topics are well subdivided so updating any revised sections should be easily done. The text descriptions of chemical concepts clearly written and set at the appropriate level for the intended audience. All key scientific terms are defined in place and all the writing is direct and clear with a minimum of extraneous verbiage. As mentioned previously, the textbook topics are divided between the chapters and subdivided with each chapter.

It will quite easy for instructors to pick an choose topics and subtopics the wish to assign for their course. Changing the order of topic assignment should present no problems. The textbook topics and chapters begin with a definition of science, chemistry in the context of all scientific disciplines and core chemical concepts and skills.

The text then progresses through the essential general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemical topics with a logical distribution between chapters and in an order that build progressively on previous topics.

The textbook provides no other means than scrolling through the pdf to navigate through the chapters. Clear, consistent color coding and heading are provided throughout. The text is free of grammatical error. There are a few spaces that are missing, perhaps being lost in the generation of the pdf. No culturally insensitive content was included.

However, the textbook could be improved through more inclusive examples, applications and cultural relevance. For example, health disparities between U.

This textbook is intended for a one semester survey course, perhaps for pre-nursing students, etc. In addition, I believe portions of this textbook could be assigned for background and review of core general and organic chemistry topics for students in more advanced biochemistry courses. This text is intended for a one semester general, organic, biochemistry course and as such would not be appropriate for a standalone general chemistry course, organic chemistry course or biochemistry course.

The text is easily and readily divisible into smaller reading sections, however, having an interactive table of contents would be helpful. The material flows in a logical sequence. However, it is difficult to jump directly to a specific chapter or figure. The biological examples are useful. Figures should be numbered so they can be referenced in class. Ball, John W. Hill, and Rhonda J. Scott is for the one-semester General, Organic and Biological Chemistry course.

The authors designed this textbook from the ground up to meet the needs of a one-semester course. It is 20 chapters in length and approximately pages; just the right breadth and depth for instructors to teach and students to grasp. David W. Ball's specialty is physical chemistry, John W. Hill's is organic chemistry, and finally, Rhonda J. Scott's background is in enzyme and peptide chemistry.

These three authors have the expertise to identify and present only the most important material for students to learn in the GOB Chemistry course.

The end-of-chapter exercises will be paired, with one answered in the back of the text so homework can easily be assigned and self-checked. Scott is the right text for you and your students if you are looking for a GOB textbook with just the right amount of coverage without overdoing the concepts and overwhelming your students.

Ball is a professor of chemistry at Cleveland State University in Ohio. His specialty is physical chemistry, which he teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to this text, he is the author of a math review book for general chemistry students, a physical chemistry textbook with accompanying student and instructor solutions manuals, and two books on spectroscopy published by SPIE Press. He is coauthor of a general chemistry textbook with Dan Reger and Scott Goode , whose third edition was published in January His publication list has over items, roughly evenly distributed between research papers and articles of educational interest.

John W. Hill is professor emeritus from the University of Wisconsin—River Falls. He earned his PhD from the University of Arkansas. As an organic chemist, he has more than 50 publications in refereed journals, most of which have an educational bent. He has authored or coauthored several introductory level chemistry textbooks, all of which have gone into multiple editions. He has also presented over 60 papers at national conferences, many relating to science education.

He has received several awards for outstanding teaching and has long been active in the American Chemical Society—both locally and nationally. Rhonda J. She earned her PhD from the University of California at Riverside and has a background in enzyme and peptide chemistry. In the past 10 years, she has made several presentations at national American Chemical Society meetings and other workshops and conferences.

She has also been very active in the development of teaching materials, having reviewed or contributed to other textbooks and test banks. Content Accuracy rating: 5 Seems accurate, but could use more examples especially of more difficult concepts. Clarity rating: 3 The writing is clear, but a lack of formatting and pictures makes the textbook feel like a huge wall of text which will be difficult for students. Consistency rating: 4 Very consistent with itself. Modularity rating: 2 Unfortunately, this portion hurts the textbook the most.

Interface rating: 3 Very small images especially in the biochem section detract from the experience and make it difficult to comprehend the material. Comments I hope this book will be developed more.

Content Accuracy rating: 5 I found no glaring errors. Clarity rating: 5 The text is written in simple language appropriate for beginning college students including English language learners. Consistency rating: 5 I found no problems with consistency. Modularity rating: 4 I did not like that the intro to organic compounds, including describing functional groups, occurs in chapter 4: covalent bonding. Interface rating: 4 Some figures were missing in the online version.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5 I found no grammatical errors. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 The text is not culturally insensitive or offensive, but there is little cultural diversity in the examples. Content Accuracy rating: 5 The book was accurate. Clarity rating: 3 This book reads like a dense workbook. Consistency rating: 5 Book was very consistent and easy to locate content.

Modularity rating: 5 The text was very easy to read. Interface rating: 5 The text had no interface issues I noticed. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 The text was not culturally insensitive in any way. Comments In summary, this is a standard text for a course intended as an introduction to chemistry, organic, and biochemistry for non-majors.

Content Accuracy rating: 5 The informations are accurate and concise for the course the book is intended for. Clarity rating: 4 The language is simple and lucid. Interface rating: 2 The formatting requires a lot of work.

Grammatical Errors rating: 4 - Cultural Relevance rating: 4 -. Content Accuracy rating: 5 I used this book for the introductory general chemistry one quarter and covered chapters from 1 to Clarity rating: 5 This follows a pattern similar to any GOB textbook available in the market. Consistency rating: 5 The book is consistent in its style of presenting information in each chapter. Modularity rating: 5 I like how this simplifies each topic by consistently presenting learning objectives, concept review exercises, answers, key takeaways, more examples, and answers before moving on to another topic in the same chapter.

Interface rating: 4 I commend the author's effort to put together this book available in OpenStax mode. Grammatical Errors rating: 4 There are no obvious grammatical errors. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 No issues here.

Comments I commend the effort put in by the author to make this book available for free. Content Accuracy rating: 5 On page , there is a discussion of D- vs. Clarity rating: 5 The text is written very well. Consistency rating: 5 Chapters are written and organized in a very consistent manner. Modularity rating: 4 Each chapter is broken up into sections, followed by a series of practice exercises.

Interface rating: 3 The pdf version of this book does not include a table of contents, nor does it include an index. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 I did not run across any errors in grammar. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 I did not see any issues here. Comments Please note that this review is of the PDF version of this textbook. Content Accuracy rating: 5 The content is very accurate, with very few errors in its treatment of the subject.

Clarity rating: 5 This textbook does an excellent job of using short, direct language to express important concepts, avoiding jargon and speaking at the appropriate level for its audience. Consistency rating: 5 It is clear that this textbook originally had one author; it is very consistent and clear in its terminology and tone throughout.

Modularity rating: 5 This textbook is extremely modular and self-contained; each section stands on its own with internal introductions, concept reviews, exercises, and summaries.

Interface rating: 3 The web interface of the book is clear, well-organized, and accessible. Grammatical Errors rating: 4 The text has some noticeable typos and formatting errors, but very few hinder comprehension. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 I did not observe any topics or discussions in the book that would be considered culturally offensive. Comments This textbook is comprehensive and correct, but barebones.

Content Accuracy rating: 4 The content and the information provided in the book are accurate. Clarity rating: 5 The book is written in an accessible way by keeping non-majors chemistry students in the mind. Consistency rating: 5 Each chapter in the book does follow a consistent pattern including Learning objectives, examples, skill-building exercises, concept review exercises and key takeaways. Modularity rating: 5 The sections and information provided in the book can easily be divided into subsections or reading assignment depending on course requirement.

Interface rating: 2 The PDF version of the book offers poor interface. Grammatical Errors rating: 4 The book has quite a few typos and space errors but not a major issue. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 I did not find anything that might be considered as culturally offensive in the book. Content Accuracy rating: 4 The text appears to be mostly accurate with minimal detection of errors.

Clarity rating: 4 I find this GOB text to be clear with concise step by step examples for students to follow. Consistency rating: 5 This text shows consistency throughout in its progression of terms and concepts. Modularity rating: 5 The text is presented clearly and concise in "bite-size chunks".

Grammatical Errors rating: 5 There were only a few grammatical errors detected during my review. Cultural Relevance rating: 3 There were no cultural sensitivity issues detected during my review of this text, based on the lack of cultural material provided. Content Accuracy rating: 5 The content reviewed in the textbook is accurate, error-free and unbiased. Clarity rating: 5 The text is written in plain language, with content specific language as necessary. Consistency rating: 5 The textbook is consistent in layout and levels of content from chapter to chapter.

Modularity rating: 5 The content is divided into sections within each chapter, which facilitates reading and comprehending the material.

Interface rating: 3 There is an unusually high occurrence of broken or missing links to figures and other sections or chapters. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 I did not notice any grammatical errors in the reviewed material. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 There are no issues of cultural insensitivity or offensiveness with the textbook.

Comments The textbook provides a good overview of general, organic and biological chemistry. Content Accuracy rating: 5 No errors noticed.

Consistency rating: 5 Formatting and tone remain consistent throughout the book. Modularity rating: 4 Topics are broken into logical chapters, which in turn have numbered sections.

Interface rating: 3 Distortion on images for chemical equations and molecular structures. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 No grammatical errors noticed.

Comments Overall the book presents the topics I need for my course, but the presentation is somewhat bare bones as there could be more of an emphasis on applications and maybe some historical context for topics like atomic structure.

Content Accuracy rating: 4 There are no errors other than occasional missed spaces throughout the pdf version. Clarity rating: 5 The text is very practical, clear, and concise, and definitely written with the specific audience in mind. Consistency rating: 5 Terminology and is consistent throughout. Modularity rating: 4 Within this textbook the chapter content is divided nicely into sections that are the appropriate length and easy to read.

Interface rating: 3 The pdf version had a lot of spacing issues and distorted figures but this did not seem to be an issue in the online version. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 There were no grammatical errors noticed.

Cultural Relevance rating: 5 This book is not offensive or culturally insensitive. Comments This textbook is definitely designed with the audience in mind, which is much appreciated. Content Accuracy rating: 5 The text is accurate. Clarity rating: 5 The textbook is well written, the material is clear and well explained. Consistency rating: 5 The textbook is very consistent in uniform writing style, presentation of the material and interface as well.

Modularity rating: 4 The textbook layout is modular with each chapter divided into smaller but complete sub-chapters, clearly separated by topics and activities. Interface rating: 4 The layout and a PDF text format is accessible via multiple browsers and operating systems.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5 There are virtually no grammatical errors in the text. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 The text is not culturally insensitive or offensive at all. Content Accuracy rating: 5 Accuracy is fine. Clarity rating: 5 Well written and quite clear. Consistency rating: 5 Consistency is quite good. Modularity rating: 4 Outstanding for this text. Interface rating: 5 I deteced no significant interface problems in going through the chapters. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 I detected no grammatical errors in the text, but, to be honest, I did not read every single page with sufficient care to guarantee that the book is completely free of grammatical errors.

Comments If I taught a GOB course, I would give this text serious consideration for use - especially given the fact that my students would be able to use this text without cost or a minimal cost, if they chose to have a printed copy. Content Accuracy rating: 4 The material in the text is accurate, however, some typos exist. Clarity rating: 5 The chemical concepts are clearly written and are at an appropriate level for GOB students.

Consistency rating: 5 The framework of the sections within each chapter remains consistent throughout the textbook. Modularity rating: 5 The modularity of the textbook is excellent. Interface rating: 2 Due to the PDF format, the biggest interface issue is the poor maneuverability around the textbook.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5 I found no grammatical errors within the text. Cultural Relevance rating: 4 I did not find the text to be culturally insensitive or offensive in any way. Comments In general, I found the textbook to be an enjoyable read and I feel that it is written at a very appropriate level for GOB students.

Content Accuracy rating: 4 I find the contents of this book accurate and unbiased. Clarity rating: 5 The book is written with significant consideration for its potential readers. Consistency rating: 5 The text and terminologies are consistent throughout the book. Modularity rating: 4 This book has 20 chapters designed as a one-semester GOB; that is a lot of topics to discuss with good depth. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 I did not find anything in the book the might be considered culturally insensitive or offensive in any way.

Comments This book warrants consideration if you are looking for a free textbook for a one semester GOB course. Content Accuracy rating: 4 Overall, the content is fairly accurate. Clarity rating: 2 The text was accessible and provided adequate context to help with understanding the chemical terminology. Consistency rating: 5 This textbook had a consistent set of terminology and framework with just a few exceptions that I could find. Modularity rating: 5 The text is very modular which is a huge benefit of this text.

Interface rating: 5 The vast majority of the figures and tables were free of distortion and were high quality. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 There were a few typos found in the text and figures. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 I did not notice any culturally insensitive or offensive text. Content Accuracy rating: 4 Other than a few minor typos, I couldn't find any glaring errors. Clarity rating: 4 The text's prose is very accessible to the beginning chemistry student.

Consistency rating: 5 Each chapter follows a consistent pattern and each chapter builds well on the previous section. Modularity rating: 5 I'm primarily using this text in the third term of a three term intro to chemistry sequence.

Interface rating: 1 The only really disappointing part of the text is its interface. Grammatical Errors rating: 4 Minor typos, but not frequent. Cultural Relevance rating: 3 This, like many texts, could benefit from highlighting the contributions of the scientists themselves. Content Accuracy rating: 5 The accuracy is excellent and up to date. I found no errors or bias.