College Chemistry

Author: Hu Changwei
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is compiled based on the total number of academic hours stipulated by the Ministry of Education since 2000, catering to the needs of students in the life sciences, medicine, and pharmacy programs for a seven-year undergraduate curriculum regarding fundamental knowledge, techniques, and methods in chemistry, as well as the distribution of academic hours. It integrates relevant content from the original inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and physical chemistry. The book begins with the states of matter, followed by a progressive explanation of chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, atomic, molecular, and crystal structures, the four major equilibria and their applications, elemental properties, and instrumental analytical methods. While emphasizing the introduction of fundamental chemical knowledge, it also highlights the connection between chemistry and the life sciences, medicine, and pharmacy. To support bilingual teaching, chapter and section titles, as well as many chemical terms, are provided in English. This book is suitable for students in the seven-year programs of life sciences, medicine, and pharmacy, as well as for a broad range of teachers and students in the fields of chemistry and chemical engineering.