{"product_id":"general-chemistry-for-engineers-and-brian-dixon-9781516575268","title":"General Chemistry for Engineers and Biological Scientists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneral Chemistry for Engineers and Biological Scientists\u003c\/em\u003e provides students with a focused and practical approach to learning the essential concepts of chemistry. The foundational knowledge they cultivate through the text can be applied to a number of scientific fields, including engineering, healthcare, forensics, pharmacology, and nursing. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The text begins with a chapter dedicated to the explanation of atoms and compounds. Later chapters provide students with information regarding the periodic table, chemical reactions and equations, solutions, kinetics and equilibria, and acid-base chemistry. Readers gain a solid understanding of sources of energy, oxidation-reduction reactions, toxicology and pharmacology, the fundamentals of organic chemistry, and more. The book concludes with a chapter that speaks to agricultural chemistry. Helpful appendices provide readers with quick references to fundamental constants, conversion factors, aqueous and standard reduction potentials, and dissociation constants of some acids. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eGeneral Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to support a two-semester course within the discipline, especially those that focus on the practical application of chemistry-related concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Dixon\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor in the Science \u0026amp; Mathematics Department at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he teaches courses in physics and chemistry. He is also the president of Versatile Dynamics, Inc. Dr. Dixon holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLori Noble\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor and the chair of the Science \u0026amp; Mathematics Department at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where she teaches courses in physics and chemistry. She holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Brandeis University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Dixon,Lori Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1516575261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781516575268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Brian Dixon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50664109736191,"sku":"9781516575268","price":292.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f677044-8544-495f-9fd0-55d509a9336d.jpg?v=1792005538","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/general-chemistry-for-engineers-and-brian-dixon-9781516575268","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}