The chapter opening pages give the student and instructor the overall content that is discussed within the chapter at a quick glance.
The photo legend explains the connection between the photo and the molecules that are featured on the pages. The molecular models illustrate the chemical or physical process at the molecular level.
The chapter outline provides the student and instructor with the main points that will be covered while studying the content within.
The Interactive Activity Summary gives a list of the media associated with this chapter. As the student moves through the chapter, the icon lets one know when and where to go for further understanding of the concept.
Worked Examples
In a select number of worked examples, the author has provided the way he would work out the problem with a sketch of how he accomplished the solution. The example demonstrates how a scientist would work out an actual problem.
The worked examples have been updated to include a strategy prior to the solution and a check after the solution reminding the student to think about the reasonableness of his/her answer. Study of the worked examples will help the student develop problem-solving skills.
The Practice problem that follows each worked example allows the student to check his/her ability to solve the type of problem illustrated in the Worked Example. Answers to the Practice Exercises can be found at the very end of the chapter, following the Questions and Problems.
The author points out problems from the end-of-the chapter similar to the worked example for student reference.
Art
This edition has expanded use of the electrostatic potential maps that show the student charge distribution in molecules according to the colors of the rainbow (red through blue tracks regions of greater negative charge to greater positive charge). These maps will help the student understand the polarity of molecules, intermolecular forces, acid and base properties, and reaction mechanism.
Expanded use of art by the Spartan drawing program showing molecules before and after reactions as well as molecular models in a variety of styles.
To help the student visualize the progression of what is happening on a molecular level, certain concepts are shown from the macroscopic to the microscopic level.
A guide for the student, the periodic table icon illustrates the properties of elements according to their positions in the periodic table.
Annotated Instructor’s Edition
The Annotated Instructor’s Edition is your guide to all pertinent information for integrating media and extra content into your lecture.
Interactive Activity alerts the student to content where animations and interactives are available on the Online Learning Center. For the instructor, we have also included the information on which folder in the Chemistry Animations Library 2005 you will find the animation or interactive in for classroom presentation or customizing your course website.
Available on the Digital Content Manager CD-ROM (DCM), each figure, photo, or table is marked by a DCM icon, along with the folder information for easy integration into your lecture presentation. Transparency/DCM icon alerts you to figures that are available in a transparency and also in digital form.
High quality demonstrations are noted in the margin for instructor use. Again, we have included information on where to find the videos of the demonstration.
Tips for the Instructor are simple tips for you to help the students overcome a problem they may have with the concept being presented.
All of the end-of-chapter problems have been categorized by level of difficulty: easy, medium or difficult. This will help you choose from a variety of homework problems. At the bottom of the page, the problems are categorized into various chemical areas: organic, biological, conceptual, industrial, environmental, and descriptive.
Media Feature Summary
Students
The Online Learning Center is the doorway for the student to access the media for Chemistry, Eighth Edition that is featured in the Interactive Activity Summary and pointed out in the text by the icon.
The Online Learning Center also contains the self-assessment quizzes and various other study tools for the student.
The animation center in the Online Learning Center hosts the animations created to help the student visualize difficult concepts in chemistry.
The Simulation Center in the Online Learning Center provides simulations in which a student can control one or more variables that show different reactions.
The Interactive Center in the Online Learning Center hosts two different styles of interactives. One interactive is a simulation in which a student can control one or more variables that show different reactions. Another interactive is a simple manipulation of data that the student will use to learn specific concepts.
ChemSkill Builder is an electronic homework system with algorithmically-generated questions providing tutorial feedback on a per question basis. By helping master general chemistry concepts, the student will find a direct correlation between time investment in this program and increased problem-solving ability.
Instructor
The Animations Library is an instructor’s CD-ROM enabling the instructor to use animations in the classroom in the way that works best for her/him. This multi-CD set includes over 300 animations and interactives that can be played directly from the CD or can be imported easily into the lecture presentation. The animation library is fully searchable, and many animations are included at full-screen size.
The Digital Content Manager is a multimedia collection of visual resources allowing instructors to utilize artwork from the text in multiple formats to create customized classroom presentations, visually based tests and quizzes, dynamic course website content, or attractive printed support material. The digital assets on this cross-platform CD-ROM are grouped by chapter within easy-to-use folders. Available are all figures, tables, many photographs, Active art, and the PowerPoint lecture presentation.
Active Art is a folder within the Digital Content Manager presenting key art pieces as a series of PowerPoint slides that illustrate difficult concepts in a step-by-step manner. Artwork is broken into small, digestible frames, allowing the instructor to bring each piece into lecture in whatever sequence or format is desired. The figures can be customized in almost any way imaginable.
The Instructor’s Testing and Resource CD is a cross-platform CD-ROM providing a wealth of resources with a test bank utilizing Brownstone Diploma@ testing software containing over 2,000 multiple choice, short-answer questions and algorithmic-based questions that instructors can edit to create their own test templates. Comparable to the problems in the text, the questions include multi-step problems that require conceptual analysis. The CD also contains the electronic file of the Instructor’s Resource Manual with Solutions.
Electronic Homework is available in a variety of programs and course management systems.
ChemSkill Builder is an electronic homework program containing more than 1500 algorithmically generated questions, each with tutorial feedback. There is a direct correlation between student time investment in this program and increased problem-solving ability. A record of student work is maintained in an online gradebook so that homework can be done at home, in a dorm room or in a university lab.
McGraw-Hill supports WebCT and Blackboard course management systems. The end-of-chapter problems from Chemistry 8e are available for import into these systems. Also available is the content from the Online Learning Center and test bank questions. We also support several other course management systems. Contact your sales representatives for more details.
Digital Content Manager
This cross-platform CD-ROM is a multimedia collection of visual resources that allow you to utilize artwork and worked examples from the text in multiple formats to create your own customized course tools. The CD contains the figures, photos, worked examples, tables, Active Art and PowerPoint lecture outlines.
Art and Photo Library
Full-color digital files of all the illustrations and photos in Chemistry can be readily incorporated into lecture presentations, exams or custom-made classroom materials.
Active Art
Active Art presents key art pieces as a series of PowerPoint slides that illustrate difficult concepts in a step-by-step manner. Artwork is broken into small, digestible frames, allowing the instructor to bring each piece into lecture in whatever sequence or format is desired.
TextEdit Art
TextEdit Art allows an instructor to revise or delete labels on a figure as desired within PowerPoint for creating customized presentations or for use in tests. Labels can be moved, deleted or revised; the leader lines can be moved or deleted separate from the image and labels; and images can be stretched or enlarged.
PowerPoint Lecture Outlines
Ready-made presentations that combine art and lecture notes cover each of the 25 chapters of the text. These lectures can be used as they are or tailored to reflect your preferred lecture topics and sequences.
Chemistry Animations Library
Animations
Eleven new animations have been created for Chemistry, Eighth Edition to join the existing twenty-six animations specifically tailored for the Chang texts. These animations harness the visual impact of processes in chemistry. You can import these animations into classroom presentations or online course materials. All McGraw-Hill animations are available on the Chemistry Animations Library 2005.
Interactives
The Interactives provide a fresh and dynamic method to teach the chemistry basis by providing students with content that works with real data. Interactives allow the students to manipulate parameters and gain a better understanding of difficult chemistry concepts by watching the effect of the manipulations. The student will find the interactives on the Online Learning Center and they are provided on the Chemistry Animations Library 2005 for the instructor to use in the lecture.
To obtain an instructor login for this Online Learning Center, ask your local sales representative.
If you're an instructor thinking about adopting this textbook, request a free copy for review.
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