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Essentials of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Digital Update

Third Edition  ©2024 Denise Guinn Formats: Achieve, E-book, Print

Authors

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    Denise Guinn

    Denise Guinn received her B.A. in chemistry from the University of California at San Diego and her Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin. She was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University before joining Abbott Laboratories as a Research Scientist in the Pharmaceutical Products Discovery Group. In 1992, Dr. Guinn joined the faculty at Regis University, in Denver, Colorado, as Clare Boothe Luce Professor of chemistry, where she taught courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and the general, organic, and bio chemistry course for nursing and allied health majors. In 2008, she joined the chemistry department at The College of New Rochelle in New York where she teaches organic chemistry, biochemistry, and the one-semester GOB course for nursing students. She has published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

    She has two adult sons, Charles and Scott, who also assisted in the revision of the 2nd and 3rd editions. She currently resides in Nyack, New York with her dog, Puck, where she enjoys kayaking on the Hudson river in her spare time.

Table of Contents

1. Matter, Energy, and Measurement
2. Atomic Structure and Radioisotopes
3. Ionic and Covalent Compounds
4. Molecular Geometry, Polarity, and Intermolecular Forces of Attraction
5. Chemical Quantities and Introduction to Reactions
6. Chemical Reactions: Energy, Rates, and Equilibrium
7. Changes of State and Gas Laws
8. Mixtures, Solution Concentrations, and Diffusion
9. Acids and Bases, pH, and Buffers
10. Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbon Structure
11. Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, Ethers, and Amines
12. The Carbonyl Containing Functional Groups
13. The Common Organic Reactions in Biochemistry
14. Carbohydrates: Structure and Function
15. Lipids: Structure and Function
16. Proteins: Structure and Function
17. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
18. Energy and Metabolism

Product Updates

The new digital update for Guinn Essentials of GOB, 3e will include:

  • Updated narrative and photo program for clarity and currency.
  • LearningCurve adaptive quizzes.  These adaptive quizzes are tied to every chapter and motivate just-in-time reading and study with an embedded e-book available inside the quizzes.  Students are given a target score, allowing each student to work through at their own pace and providing more time and practice for students who need it. 
  • NEW MUST (Math-Up Skills Test). Baseline Assessment to identify at-risk students and a predictive instrument to help instructors and students gain insights into students overall readiness for GOB.
  • GOB Readiness Adaptive Quizzes. Self-paced, targeted review specific to topics needed for success in GOB.
  • Case Studies. Short, formative, self-guided activities intended to help students apply chemical concepts in a clinical context.
  • NEW in-class worksheets. Designed to reinforce the problem solving process, these worksheets can be used for group or individual learning (full solutions available).
  • Learning objectives have been added and tied to analytics in Achieve
  • Updated lecture slide decks
  • 90 new end of chapter questions
  • 180 new Test Bank question (including multiple choice, multiple select and free response)

Authors

  • Headshot of Denise Guinn

    Denise Guinn

    Denise Guinn received her B.A. in chemistry from the University of California at San Diego and her Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin. She was a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University before joining Abbott Laboratories as a Research Scientist in the Pharmaceutical Products Discovery Group. In 1992, Dr. Guinn joined the faculty at Regis University, in Denver, Colorado, as Clare Boothe Luce Professor of chemistry, where she taught courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and the general, organic, and bio chemistry course for nursing and allied health majors. In 2008, she joined the chemistry department at The College of New Rochelle in New York where she teaches organic chemistry, biochemistry, and the one-semester GOB course for nursing students. She has published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, and the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

    She has two adult sons, Charles and Scott, who also assisted in the revision of the 2nd and 3rd editions. She currently resides in Nyack, New York with her dog, Puck, where she enjoys kayaking on the Hudson river in her spare time.

Table of Contents

1. Matter, Energy, and Measurement
2. Atomic Structure and Radioisotopes
3. Ionic and Covalent Compounds
4. Molecular Geometry, Polarity, and Intermolecular Forces of Attraction
5. Chemical Quantities and Introduction to Reactions
6. Chemical Reactions: Energy, Rates, and Equilibrium
7. Changes of State and Gas Laws
8. Mixtures, Solution Concentrations, and Diffusion
9. Acids and Bases, pH, and Buffers
10. Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbon Structure
11. Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, Ethers, and Amines
12. The Carbonyl Containing Functional Groups
13. The Common Organic Reactions in Biochemistry
14. Carbohydrates: Structure and Function
15. Lipids: Structure and Function
16. Proteins: Structure and Function
17. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
18. Energy and Metabolism

Product Updates

The new digital update for Guinn Essentials of GOB, 3e will include:

  • Updated narrative and photo program for clarity and currency.
  • LearningCurve adaptive quizzes.  These adaptive quizzes are tied to every chapter and motivate just-in-time reading and study with an embedded e-book available inside the quizzes.  Students are given a target score, allowing each student to work through at their own pace and providing more time and practice for students who need it. 
  • NEW MUST (Math-Up Skills Test). Baseline Assessment to identify at-risk students and a predictive instrument to help instructors and students gain insights into students overall readiness for GOB.
  • GOB Readiness Adaptive Quizzes. Self-paced, targeted review specific to topics needed for success in GOB.
  • Case Studies. Short, formative, self-guided activities intended to help students apply chemical concepts in a clinical context.
  • NEW in-class worksheets. Designed to reinforce the problem solving process, these worksheets can be used for group or individual learning (full solutions available).
  • Learning objectives have been added and tied to analytics in Achieve
  • Updated lecture slide decks
  • 90 new end of chapter questions
  • 180 new Test Bank question (including multiple choice, multiple select and free response)

The essential chemistry for health careers and everyday life.

Guinn’s Essentials of General, Organic and Biochemistry uses health and medicine as the framework for learning the fundamentals of chemistry in this student-centered one-semester text.  The newly revised 3rd edition focuses on core concepts and necessary math skills, and features a revamped organization to align with traditional course organization and shorter, more condensed chapters.  Easily digestible content and medical applications help reduce student anxiety and make chemistry meaningful for students preparing for future careers in nursing and other allied health professions.  Available within the Achieve platform, the Guinn e-textbook is supported with a variety of assessment options and study tools designed to help students focus and understand the relevance of chemistry through videos, animations and case studies.

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