Project Description

Chemistry: Core Concepts, 3rd Edition

Blackman, Southam, Lawrie, Williamson, Thompson

The third edition of Chemistry: Core Concepts (Blackman et al.) has been developed by a group of leading chemistry educators for students entering university with little or no background in chemistry.

Available as a full-colour printed textbook with an interactive eBook code, this title enables every student to master concepts and succeed in assessment. Lecturers are supported with an extensive and easy-to-use teaching and learning package.

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State-of-the-Art Resources

Lightboard videos of worked problems from trusted educators engage students in a meaningful way while breaking down more challenging concepts into bite-sized chunks.

Fully Worked Solutions

Concept reviews, interactive worked examples, visualisations, and knowledge check questions in-situ allow students to review, practice and apply what they have learned.

Digestible Content

Topics are broken down into digestible chapters that help ease students into the content.

  • Content has been further simplified for students without a chemistry background. 
  • Chemical Connections boxes: Appropriate boxes from Blackman, 5th Edition have been included, several brand-new boxes, others refreshed as needed. 
  • 10% of Review Problems have been refreshed or replaced. 
Table of contents
Chapter 1. The nature of matter  Chapter 9. Chemical equilibria 
Chapter 2. The language of chemistry  Chapter 10. Solutions and solubility 
Chapter 3. Measurement and chemical calculations Chapter 11. Acids and bases 
Chapter 4. Chemical reactions and stoichiometry  Chapter 12. Oxidation and reduction 
Chapter 5. Atomic energy levels  Chapter 13. Reaction kinetics 
Chapter 6. Chemical bonding and molecular structure  Chapter 14. Organic chemistry 1
Chapter 7. States of matter  Chapter 15. Organic chemistry 2
Chapter 8. Chemical thermodynamics  Chapter 16. Biochemistry

Allan Blackman (AUT) 

Daniel Southam (Curtin) 

Gwendolyn Lawrie (UQ) 

Natalie Williamson (Uni Adelaide) 

Chris Thompson (Monash)