Introduction to Chemistry, 4e by Bauer/Birk/Marks offers today's student a fresh perspective to the introduction of chemistry. This textbook offers a conceptual approach to chemistry by starting first with macroscopic phenomena, and then presenting the underlying microscopic detail. Each chapter opens with a real-life scenario that helps students connect abstract chemical concepts to their own lives. The math found in Introduction to Chemistry, 4e is introduced on a need-to-know basis, with "Math Toolboxes" in select chapters to help support the math skills required in that chapter.
LABORATORY INQUIRY IN CHEMISTRY, Thrid Edition provides a unique set of guided-inquiry investigations that focus on constructing knowledge about the conceptual basis of laboratory techniques, instead of simply learning techniques. By focusing on developing skills for designing experiments, solving problems, thinking critically, and selecting and applying appropriate techniques, the authors expose students to a realistic laboratory experience, typical of the practicing chemist. This new edition continues the proven three-phase learning cycle: exploration of chemical behaviors within the context of the problems posed; concept invention--the use of data and observations to construct accepted scientific knowledge about the concepts explored in the laboratory investigation; and, concept application--where students apply their conceptual understanding of the investigation at hand by modifying or extending the experiments, and write a report that emphasizes conceptual relevance. These college and honors level inquiry-based experiments correlate well with the recommended experiments outlined by the Advanced Placement Chemistry Development Committee. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
The First Team joins forces with the FBI and the Israeli Mossad to investigate a radical cult of fanatics, linked to the Iraqi resistance and a Syrian arms dealer, out to create a new world with a catastrophic religious war with Jerusalem at its center.
Since the creation of the Minnesota Vikings in 1960, this football team has been more than just another franchise. To the fans who love them, and the haters who can’t help but admire them, the Minnesota Vikings are an unstoppable force in the NFL. In this heartwarming and inspirational book, Jim Bruton takes a look beyond the game and examines what the Minnesota Vikings have meant to fans and communities across the country. Covering the Vikings from every angle, A Tradition of Purple is an up-close look at the players, coaches, charities, Hall of Famers, and people behind the scenes who have come to define what it means to be Purple over the last fifty years. Readers will get an inside look at such famous Vikings as Norm Van Brocklin, Bud Grant, Fran Tarkenton, Carl Eller, Alan Page, Jim Marshall, Chris Doleman, Adrian Peterson, and more. This is not a book only about football, this is also a book about life, community, and the team that inspires a legacy.
The sixth edition of Introduction to Chemistry continues to build on our belief that students learn best when the text and our classroom presentations focus on a conceptual approach to chemistry. Our class meetings are significantly different from traditional lecture presentations in many ways. Beginning with the first week of classes and continuing through the rest of the semester, we follow a sequence of topics that allows us to explain macroscopic phenomena from a molecular perspective. This approach places emphasis on conceptual understanding over algorithmic problem solving"--
Foundations of Private Law is a treatise on the Western law of property, contract, tort and unjust enrichment in both common law systems and civil law systems. The thesis of the book is that underlying these fields of law are common principles, and that these principles can be used to explain the history and development of these areas. These underlying common principles are matters of common sense, which were given their archetypal expression by older jurists who wrote in the Aristotelian tradition. These principles shaped the development of Western law but can resolve legal problems which these older writers did not confront.
A Conceptual Introduction to Chemistry by Bauer/Birk/Marks offers today's student a fresh perspective to the introduction of chemistry. This new textbook offers a conceptual approach to chemistry by starting first with macroscopic phenomena, and then presenting the underlying microscopic detail. Each chapter opens with a real-life scenario that helps students connect abstract chemical concepts to their own lives. The math found in A Conceptual Introduction to Chemistry is introduced on a need-to-know basis, with "Math Toolboxes" ending each chapter, in support of the math skills required in that chapter.
“Where does the Enforcement Coalition fit into your plans?” Faceless removed his boots. He placed his feet on the corner of his desk and asked, “Why do you suppose I have chosen Strat? I have found my replacement. This will free me to pursue the organization's interests without having to run the day-to-day affairs.” “The boy is only ten years old,” Tooth argued. “You know next to nothing about Strat. He has no formal education. His life has been tormenting and wild. He survived three years on the streets of Jorron – a feat never accomplished – but that does not make him leadership material. What makes you believe he’ll make a good leader?” “How many times must I tell you the same thing before you stop asking the same questions. No matter how you word them, they amount to the same thing. I know you have doubts, and that is okay. What I will not accept is the constant interrogation when you are not satisfied with my answers.” “I worry over the future of the coalition,” Two-tooth stated. “Meaning?” Faceless demanded, his voice a silky whisper. Faceless never moved a muscle, but Two-tooth could swear the man was ready to spring across the desk and kill him. Faceless had never been this way in the past. Something else was at play here. He needed to figure out what before life was lost. Notably, his own. “Just because I abdicated the leadership to you does not mean I stopped worrying about the Enforcement Coalition, Faceless. Politics are dangerous for our members. Killing and stealing are straightforward affairs: politics are not.” “Facetiousness? Assassinations and thefts are contracted, planned, conducted, and concluded by flawless execution. Politics are no different in that regard. Your age is beginning to show, old friend.”
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