With this edition, students and instructors alike will experience a truly integrated learning program. The strong emphasis on conceptual learning and problem solving is extended throught the numerous online media assignments and activities. The major purpose of this book is to help the student learn chemisty and to show how important and how interesting the subject is. The student will learn how to solve complicated problems by using logic, trial and error, and intuition. This book attempts to present chemistry in a manner that is sensible to the novice.