Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation

Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation

Succeed in your course with Zumdahl/DeCoste's INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY: A FOUNDATION, 10th Edition! Learning chemistry is more than just knowing and memorizing facts. To succeed, you must understand fundamental ideas and know how to apply these to novel problems. This best-selling text combines an enhanced problem-solving structure with substantial pedagogy to help you become a successful problem solver. Clear explanations, engaging visualizations and interactive examples will help you to study to understand rather than simply memorize. The authors’ step-by-step approach has already helped hundreds of thousands of student's master chemical concepts and develop strong problem-solving skills. New interactive study aids in WebAssign help students master concepts. Steve Zumdahl is the author of market-leading textbooks in introductory chemistry, general chemistry, honors-level chemistry, and high school chemistry. Recently retired from his long-time position as Director of Undergraduate Programs at the University of Illinois, he has received numerous awards for his contributions to chemical education. These include the National Catalyst Award in recognition of his contribution to chemical education, the University of Illinois Teaching Award, the UIUC Liberal Arts and Sciences Advising Award, and the School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award (five times). He earned his B.S. in Chemistry from Wheaton College (IL), and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Donald J. DeCoste is Associate Director of General Chemistry at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and has been teaching chemistry at the high school and college levels for 26 years. He earned his BS in Chemistry and PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. At UIUC he has developed chemistry courses for nonscience majors, preservice secondary teachers, and preservice elementary teachers. He teaches courses in introductory chemistry and the teaching of chemistry and has received the School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award four times. Don has led workshops for secondary teachers and graduate student teaching assistants, discussing the methods and benefits of getting students more actively involved in class. When not involved in teaching and advising, Don enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.