This complete revision & study guide has everything you need to achieve the grade you want: detailed course notes to support independent study sample GCSE questions & answers so that you know what the examiner is looking for & lots of GCSE-style questions for invaluable exam practice. * Exam board labels keep you on course * Key points help to focus revision * Progress check questions test your understanding * Model GCSE answers show what examiners look for * GCSE-style question provide crucial exam practice * Suitable for all the UK exam boards. ...

This 7-day revision programme will help you to revise all the main GCSE topics in just one week so that you can achieve the best results in the shortest time. * A revision planner that breaks all the essential topics down into a manageable 7-day programme * Concise explanations ensure each topic can easily be covered in no more than 30 minutes * Summary boxes provide a final recap * Quick test questions to check recall of key concepts * GCSE-style questions for exam preparation ...

The fourth edition of this popular student-friendly textbook provides a course in chemical literacy. With complete yet concise coverage of core topics it starts from scratch & assumes only minimal prior experience of mathematics & science. This new edition has been fully updated & now features full-colour throughout. It contains a section on special topics such as environmental chemistry forensic chemistry & nuclear & radiochemistry & also

Includes:: two new chapters on 'chemistry saving lives' & the hydrogen economy. A companion website provides additional material & enables students to watch experiments.

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A new resource for the 2008 OCR

Specification providing supportive features & increased flexibility in teaching OCR

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This new study guide will help pupils to achieve A* grades in International GCSE Chemistry exams. The book is ideal for revision as it consolidates everything pupils have learnt in Chemistry lessons into one convenient resource. It outlines the various skills required at this level to achieve those top grades & provides practical guidance on how pupils can develop their exam technique. As well as providing questions pupils can answer the book also gives examples of excellent answers. The book is ideal for pupils wanting to achieve A* grades at International GCSE level. Key Benefits: ideal to be used by pupils who are looking to achieve A* grades in International GCSE Chemistry examinations; covers all the material needed for Edexcel & the Cambridge International examinations;

Includes:: helpful tips & advice on how pupils can improve their exam technique so that they can achieve those all important top grades.

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See how chemistry works in everything from soaps to medicines to petroleum We're all natural born chemists. Every time we cook clean take a shower drive a car use a solvent (such as nail polish remover) or perform any of the countless everyday activities that involve complex chemical reactions we're doing chemistry! So why do so many of us desperately resist learning chemistry when we're young? Now there's a fun easy way to learn basic chemistry. Whether you're studying chemistry in school & you're looking for a little help making sense of what's being taught in class or you're just into learning new things Chemistry For Dummies gets you rolling with all the basics of matter & energy atoms & molecules acids & bases & much more! Tracks a typical chemistry course giving you step-by-step lessons you can easily grasp Packed with basic chemistry principles & time-saving tips from chemistry professors Real-world examples provide everyday context for complicated topics Full of modern relevant examples & updated to mirror current teaching methods & classroom protocols Chemistry For Dummies puts you on the fast-track to mastering the basics of chemistry. ...

This book has succeeded in covering the basic chemistry essentials required by the pharmaceutical science student...the undergraduate reader be they chemist biologist or pharmacist will find this an interesting & valuable read." -Journal of Chemical Biology May 2009 Chemistry for Pharmacy Students is a student-friendly introduction to the key areas of chemistry required by all pharmacy & pharmaceutical science students. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the various areas of general organic & natural products chemistry (in relation to drug molecules). Clearly structured to enhance student understanding the book is divided into six clear sections. The book opens with an overview of general aspects of chemistry & their importance to modern life with particular emphasis on medicinal applications. The text then moves on to a discussion of the concepts of atomic structure & bonding & the fundamentals of stereochemistry & their significance to pharmacy- in relation to drug action & toxicity. Various aspects of aliphatic aromatic & heterocyclic chemistry & their pharmaceutical importance are then covered with final chapters looking at organic reactions & their applications to drug discovery & development & natural products chemistry. * accessible introduction to the key areas of chemistry required for all pharmacy degree courses* student-friendly & written at a level suitable for non-chemistry students*

Includes:: learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter* focuses on the physical properties & actions of drug molecules"

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Chemistry pervades our life giving shape & character to the world around us. It moulds our climate fuels our transport gives food its taste & smell. Most of all chemistry powers life itself. Chemistry for the Biosciences leads students through the essential concepts that are central to understanding biological systems using everyday examples & analogies to build their confidence in an often daunting subject. Placing an emphasis on clear straightforward explanations it fosters understanding as opposed to rote learning; by using relevant biological examples throughout it illustrates just how integral chemistry is to the biosciences. With scientific research placing more emphasis on the interface of chemistry & biology than ever before few can not argue that mastering some essential chemical concepts is central to fully understanding biology itself. Chemistry for the Biosciences is the ideal teaching & learning resource to ensure todays biology students grasp these concepts & appreciate their importance throughout the subject. The Online Resource Centre to accompany Chemistry for the Biosciences 2/e features For registered adopters * Figures from the book in electronic format ready to download * A testbank of over 200 questions to download & test your students For students * Full solutions to numerical self-check questions * A bank of online multiple-choice questions to check understanding & aid exam preparation ...

Over the past decade there has been a resurgence of interest in growing fruit & vegetables in the garden & on the allotment. Part of the driving force behind this is an increased awareness of the health benefits that can be derived from fruit & vegetables in the diet. The five helpings a day dictum reflects the correlation between a regular consumption of fruit & vegetables & a reduced incidence of for example cardiovascular disease & some cancers. Growing your own vegetables provides the opportunity to harvest them at their peak to minimize the time for post-harvest deterioration prior to consumption & to reduce their food miles. It also provides an opportunity to grow interesting & less common cultivars. The combination of economic advantages & recreational factors add to the pleasure of growing fruit & vegetables. This book covers the natural products that have been identified in common home-grown fruit & vegetables & which contribute to their organoleptic & beneficial properties. Over the last fifty years the immense advances in separation methods & spectroscopic techniques for structure elucidation have led to the identification of a wide range of natural products in fruit & vegetables. Not only have many of their beneficial properties been recognized but also their ecological roles in the development of plants have been identified. The functional role of many of these natural products is to mediate the balance between an organism & its environment in terms of microbial herbivore or plant to plant interactions. The book is aimed at readers with a chemical background who wish to know a little more about the natural products that they are eating their beneficial effects & the roles that these compounds have in nature. Developments in the understanding of the ecological & beneficial chemistry of fruit & vegetables have made the exploration of their chemical diversity a fascinating & expanding area of natural product chemistry & readers will obtain some taste for this chemistry from the book. It develops in more detail the relevant sections from the earlier RSC book Chemistry in the Garden. The book begins with an outline of the major groups of compound that are found in fruit & vegetables. This is followed by a description of aspects of environmental chemistry that contribute to the successful cultivation of these crops. Subsequent chapters deal with individual plants which are grouped in terms of the part of the plant roots bulbs & stems leaves seeds that are used for food. The final chapters deal with fruit & herbs. The epilogue considers some general aspects of ecological chemistry & climatic stress which may in the future affect the growth of fruit & vegetables in the garden particularly in the context of potential climate changes. The book concludes with a section on further reading a glossary of terms used in plant chemistry & a list of the common fruit & vegetables grouped in their plant families. ...

Finding refuge in a quiet rural backwater Dr David Hunter hoped he might at last have put the past behind him. But then they found what was left of Sally Palmer... It isn't just that she was a friend that disturbs him. Once he'd been a high-profile forensic anthropologist & all too familiar with the many faces of death before tragedy made him abandon this previous life. Now the police want his help. But to become involved will stir up memories he's long tried to forget. Then a second woman disappears plunging the close-knit community into a maelstrom of fear & paranoia. & no one not even Hunter is exempt from suspicion. Gruesome & gripping this startling new British crime thriller has an unnerving & original twist. ...