This Fourth Edition of McQuarrie’s classic text offers a thorough revision and a quantum-leap forward from the previous edition. Taking an atoms first approach, it promises to be another ground-breaking text in the tradition of McQuarrie’s many previous works. This outstanding new text, available in a soft cover edition, offers professors a fresh choice and outstanding value.
As the author of landmark chemistry books and textbooks, Donald McQuarrie’s name is synonymous with excellence in chemical education. From his classic text on Statistical Mechanics to his recent quantum-first tour de force on Physical Chemistry, McQuarrie’s best selling textbooks are highly acclaimed by the chemistry community. McQuarrie received his PhD from the University of Oregon, and is Professor Emeritus from the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Davis.
Ethan Gallogly earned his BS from the University of Connecticut and his PhD from the University of California, Davis. Following completion of his doctoral studies, Gallogly, who is bilingual, worked as a foreign expert in Mainland China. Afterward, he accepted a position at the University of California at Berkeley as a Chemistry Lecturer and Laboratory Coordinator for three years before joining the faculty of Santa Monica College in 1999. Most recently, Gallogly has been awarded a sabbatical to research fuel cell technology at Sichuan University.
1. Chemistry and the Scientific Method2. Atoms and MoleculesInterchapter A: Elemental Etymology3. The Periodic Table and Chemical PeriodicityInterchapter B: A Brief History of the Periodic Table4. Early Quantum Theory5. Quantum Theory and Atomic StructureInterchapter C: Hydrogen and Oxygen6. Ionic Bonds and CompoundsInterchapter D: The Alkali Metals7. Lewis FormulasInterchapter E: Nitrogen8. Prediction of Molecular GeometriesInterchapter F: Saturated Hydrocarbons9. Covalent BondingInterchapter G: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons10. Chemical ReactivityInterchapter H: Aromatic Hydrocarbons11. Chemical CalculationsInterchapter I: The Main Group Metals12. Chemical Calculations for SolutionsInterchapter J: Sulfur13. Properties of GasesInterchapter K: The Noble Gases14. ThermochemistryInterchapter L: Sources of Energy15. Liquids and SolidsInterchapter M: Carbon and Silicon16. Colligative Properties of SolutionsInterchapter N: Phosphorus17. Chemical Kinetics: Rate LawsInterchapter O: Radiochemistry18. Chemical Kinetics: MechanismsInterchapter P: Alcohols, Aldehydes and Ketones19. Chemical EquilibriumInterchapter Q: The Halogens20. The Properties of Acids and BasesInterchapter R: Carboxylic Acids21. Buffers and the Titration of Acids and BasesInterchapter S: Synthetic Polymers22. Solubility and Precipitation ReactionsInterchapter T: Biochemical Polymers23. Chemical Thermodynamics24. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions25. ElectrochemistryInterchapter U: Batteries26. The Chemistry of the Transition MetalsAppendices A-IIndex
