Timberlake K.C. General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life

4th Edition. — Pearson Education, 2013. — 939 p.Designed to prepare students for health-related careers, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life breaks chemical concepts down into manageable pieces and offers a step-by-step approach that clarifies student understanding. Timberlake’s friendly writing style, student focus, strong problems, and engaging, health-related applications make this book a best seller among its peers.
The Fourth Edition emphasizes connections between chemistry and students’ future careers — and develops the problem-solving skills students need beyond the classroom. Each chapter now includes NEW chapter-opening Career Interviews and Career Focus features to illustrate the role chemistry plays in modern, health-related professions. A new Analyze the Problem feature furthers critical-thinking skills by showing students how to break down a word problem into the components needed to solve that problem. Throughout the new edition, national student performance data collected through MasteringChemistry on assigned problems informed the extensive revisions to end-of-chapter problems, ensuring their effectiveness.Chemistry in Our Lives
Chemistry and Measurements
Matter and Energy
Atoms
Nuclear Chemistry
Ionic and Molecular Compounds
Chemical Reactions and Quantities
Gases
Solutions
Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium
Acids and Bases
Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons
Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers
Aldehydes, Ketones, and Chiral Molecules
Carbohydrates
Carboxylic Acids and Esters
Lipids
Amines and Amides
Amino Acids and Proteins
Enzymes and Vitamins
Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis
Metabolic Pathways for Carbohydrates
Metabolism and Energy Production
Metabolic Pathways for Lipids and Amino Acids