General, Organic, and Biochemistry Katherin J. Denniston, Joseph T. Topping, Robert L. Caret (Fourth Edition)

The fourth edition of General, Organic, and Biochemistry, like our earlier editions, has been designed to help undergraduate majors in health-related fields understand key concepts and appreciate the significant connections between chemistry, health, and the treatment of disease. We have tried to strike a balance between theoretical and practical chemistry, while emphasizing material that is unique to health-related studies. We have written at a level intended for students whose professional goals do not include a mastery of chemistry, but for whom an understanding of the principles and practice of chemistry is a necessity. While we have stressed the importance of chemistry to the health-related professions, this book was written for all students that need a one or two semester introduction to chemistry. Our focus on the relationship between chemistry, the environment, medicine, and the function of the human body is an approach that can engage students in a variety of majors. In this text we treat the individual disciplines of inorganic, organic, and biological chemistry. Moreover, we have tried to integrate these areas to show the interrelatedness of these topics. This approach provides a sound foundation in chemistry and teaches students that life is not a magical property, but rather is the result of a set of chemical reactions that obey the scientific laws.