Stacey Lowery Bretz

Featuring hundreds of AP® practice questions in the print and digital package, Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach, Second AP® Edition gives students the most cohesive learning system for visualizing chemistry, thinking critically, and solving problems like scientists, preparing them to excel on the AP® test and in future college courses. The textbook, animations, and Smartwork online problems are unified by a research-backed visual program that starts with atoms and spirals up in complexity, along with an easy-to-remember approach to problem-solving that builds confidence and conceptual understanding from the first class to exam day. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this product/site.

The exciting new Third Edition expands on the visualisation pedagogy from co-author Stacey Lowery Bretz and makes it even easier to implement in the classroom. Based on her Chemistry Education Research on how students construct and interpret multiple representations, art in the book and media has been revised to be more pedagogically effective and address student misconceptions. New projected visualisation problems help instructors assess students’ conceptual understanding in lecture or during exams. A new Interactive Instructor’s Guide provides innovative ways to incorporate research-based active learning pedagogy into the classroom.

The exciting new Sixth Edition expands on the visualisation pedagogy from coauthor Stacey Lowery Bretz and makes it even easier to implement in the classroom. Based on her chemistry education research on how students construct and interpret multiple representations, art in the book and media has been revised to be more pedagogically effective and to address student misconceptions. New projected visualisation questions help instructors assess students’ conceptual understanding in lecture or during exams. A new Interactive Instructor’s Guide provides innovative ways to incorporate research-based active learning pedagogy into the classroom.