General, Organic, and Biochemistry : An Applied Approach
ISBN: 9780534493493 | 0534493491
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 1/1/2011
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Focusing on key topics important in allied health and nursing careers, this engaging book is ideal for readers who have had no prior exposure to chemistry. Emphasizing problem-solving techniques, the book takes the most direct path to biomolecules and metabolic processes, provides a wealth of worked examples to help readers understand key chemical concepts, includes novel and relevant "Health Notes" in the margins, and weaves biological and medical applications throughout.
| Measurements In Science And Medicine | |
| Measuring Size: Distance, Mass, and Volume | |
| Metric Units and Their Relationships | |
| Rounding and Precision In Measurements | |
| Unit Conversions and Conversion Factors | |
| Rounding and Significant Figures | |
| Temperature | |
| Density, Dosage, and Other Compound Units | |
| Atoms, Elements, And Compounds | ... MORE |
| Classifying Matter: Mixtures, Compounds, and Elements | |
| The Chemical Elements: An Introduction to the Periodic Table | |
| Atoms | |
| Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure | |
| Isotopes And Atomic Weight | |
| Chemical Formulas | |
| Electron Shells | |
| Chemical Behavior, Valence Electrons, and the Periodic Law | |
| The Organization of the Periodic Table | |
| Chemical Bonds | |
| Covalent Bonds and the Octet Rule | |
| Double And Triple Bonds | |
| Drawing Lewis Structures for Complex Molecules | |
| Electronegativity and Polar Bonds | |
| Naming Covalent Compounds | |
| Ions and Ionic Compounds | |
| Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds | |
| Naming Ionic Compounds | |
| Polyatomic Ions | |
| Recognizing Ionic and Molecular Compounds | |
| Energy And The Physical Behavior Of Chemical Substances | |
| Heat and Energy | |
| The Three States of Matter | |
| The Properties of Gases | |
| Changes of State | |
| Attractive Forces and the Physical Properties of Matter | |
| Solutions And Concentration | |
| Solutions and the Dissolving Process | |
| Electrolytes and Dissociation | |
| Solubility | |
| The Relationship Between Solubility and Molecular Structure | |
| Concentration | |
| Moles and Formula Weights | |
| Molarity | |
| Osmosis, Dialysis, And Tonicity | |
| Equivalents | |
| Dilution | |
| Chemical Reactions | |
| Physical Changes and Chemical Reactions | |
| Chemical Equations | |
| Mass Relationships in a Chemical Reaction | |
| Heats of Reaction | |
| Combustion and Precipitation Reactions | |
| Reaction Rate and Activation Energy | |
| Chemical Equilibrium | |
| Acids And Bases | |
| The Self-Ionization of Water | |
| The Ph Scale | |
| The Properties of Acids | |
| The Properties of Bases | |
| Acid-Base Reactions | |
| Amphiprotic Molecules and Ions | |
| Buffers | |
| The Role of Buffers in Human Physiology | |
| Hydrocarbons - An Introduction To Organic Molecules | |
| The Special Properties of Carbon | |
| Linear Alkanes: The Foundation of Organic Chemistry | |
| Branched Alkanes, Cycloalkanes, and Isomers | |
| Naming Branched Alkanes: The IUPAC System | |
| Functional Groups | |
| Alkenes and Alkynes | |
| Geometric Isomers | |
| Benzene and Aromatic Compounds | |
| The Properties of Hydrocarbons | |
| Hydration, Dehydration And Alcohols | |
| The Hydration Reaction | |
| Controlling the Product - An Introduction to Enzymes | |
| Naming Alcohols | |
| The Physical Properties of Alcohols | |
| The Dehydration Reaction | |
| Phenols and Thiols | |
| Carbonyl Compounds And Redox Reactions | |
| Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation | |
| Oxidation and Reductions | |
| Reactions and the Carbonyl Group | |
| The Naming and Properties of Aldehydes and Ketones | |
| Other Oxidation and Reduction Reactions | |
| Carboxylic Acids | |
| Biological Oxidations and Reductions - The Redox Coenzymes | |
| Introduction to Metabolic Pathways | |
| Organic Acids And Bases | |
| Reactions of Organic Acids | |
| Decarboxylation Reactions | |
| Amines | |
| The Acid-Base Reactions of Amines | |
| Amines in Biology and Medicine | |
| The Relationship Between Structure and Ph | |
| Building Large Molecules - Condensation And Hydrolysis Reactions | |
| Introduction to Condensation Reactions - Ethers | |
| Esterification, Amidation, and Phosphorylation | |
| Condensation Polymers | |
| Hydrolysis | |
| The Effect of Ph on the Products of Hydrolysis | |
| The Equilibrium Between Condensation and Hydrolysis | |
| Proteins | |
| Amino acids | |
| Peptide bonds and the secondary structure of a protein | |
| Side chain interactions and tertiary structure | |
| Protein denaturation | |
| Enzyme structure and function | |
| Cofactors | |
| Antibodies and the immune response | |
| Sources of amino acids | |
| Carbohydrates And Lipids | |
| Monosaccharides | |
| Isomeric Forms Of Monosaccharides - Anomers and Enantiomers | |
| Disaccharides and the Glycosidic Linkage | |
| Common Disaccharides and Polysaccharides | |
| Fatty Acids and Triglycerides | |
| The Chemical Reactions of Triglycerides | |
| Glycerophospholipids and Cell Membranes | |
| Steroids and Lipoproteins | |
| Sources of Carbohydrates and Fats | |
| Metabolism - The Chemical Web Of Life | |
| Catabolism, Anabolism, and the ATP Cycle | |
| An Overview of Catabolism | |
| ATP Production and the Mitochondria | |
| Glycolysis | |
| The Citric Acid Cycle | |
| Beta Oxidation - Obtaining Energy from Fatty Acids | |
| Catabolism of Amino Acids | |
| Anabolic Pathways and the Control of Metabolism | |
| Nucleic Acids, Protein Synthesis, And Heredity | |
| Nucleotides | |
| The Structure of Nucleic Acids | |
| DNA Replication | |
| Transcription and RNA Processing | |
| Translation and The Genetic Code | |
| The Mechanism of Protein Synthesis | |
| Regulation of Protein Synthesis | |
| Mutations and Genetic Disorders | |
| Nuclear Chemistry | |
| Symbols for Nuclei And Subatomic Particles | |
| Writing Nuclear Equations | |
| Energy and Nuclear Reactions | |
| Physiological Effects of Ionizing Radiation | |
| Measuring Radiation | |
| Nuclear Decay and Half-Life | |
| Medical Applications of Nuclear Radiation | |
| Nuclear Fission and Fusion | |
| Essential Mathematics For Chemistry | |
| Decimal Notation | |
| Place Value, Fractions, and Division | |
| Order of Operations | |
| Exponents | |
| Scientific Notation | |
| Calculator Use | |
| The Quantitative Behavior Of Gases | |
| (Kelvin temperature, combined gas law, Avogadro's law, ideal gas law) | |
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