Published by Pearson Canada (February 14, 2022) © 2023
Nivaldo Tro's Chemistry: A Molecular Approach presents chemistry visually through multi-level images-macroscopic, molecular, and symbolic representations-to help students see the connections between the world they see around them, the atoms and molecules that compose the world, and the formulas they write down on paper. Interactive, digital versions of selected worked examples instruct students how to break down problems using Tro's unique "Sort, Strategize, Solve, and Check" technique and then complete a step in the example. To build conceptual understanding, Dr. Tro employs an active learning approach through interactive media that requires students to pause during videos to ensure they understand before continuing.
The Canadian adaptation of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach draws very heavily on feedback from professors and instructors across Canada.
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Nivaldo Tro has been teaching college Chemistry since 1990 and is currently teaching at Santa Barbara Community College. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University for work on developing and using optical techniques to study the adsorption and desorption of molecules to and from surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum. He then went on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he did postdoctoral research on ultrafast reaction dynamics in solution. Professor Tro has been awarded grants from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, the Research Corporation, and the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of various processes occurring in thin adlayer films adsorbed on dielectric surfaces. Professor Tro lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Ann, and their four children, Michael, Ali, Kyle, and Kaden. In his leisure time, Professor Tro enjoys mountain biking, surfing, and being outdoors with his family.
Travis Fridgen is currently Associate Dean of Science and Professor of Chemistry at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. His research group studies the energetics, reactions, and structures of gaseous self-assembled complexes composed of metal ions and biologically relevant molecules such as DNA bases, amino acids, and peptides using a combination of mass spectrometry, tunable infrared lasers, and computational chemistry. His research program is aimed at answering fundamental questions such as how metal cations affect the intramolecular noncovalent interactions (intramolecular forces–Chapter 11) and the structures of biologically relevant molecules. He has also always been interested in chemical and science education. He graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) in chemistry from Trent University and a B.Ed. from Queen’s University. His Ph.D. in physical chemistry is from Trent and Queen’s, where he studied the spectroscopy of matrix-isolated reactive species, and his postdoctoral studies were conducted at the University of Waterloo, where he began using mass spectrometric methods to study the kinetics and thermodynamics of ion-molecule reactions. As an assistant professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, he initiated a collaboration with a group of researchers from France to spectroscopically determine structures of gas phase ions. He has taught physical chemistry courses at all levels, but mostly enjoys teaching first year. He was awarded the inaugural Dean of Science Distinguished Teaching Award and the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Lawton Shaw is currently Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Centre for Science at Athabasca University. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Calgary in the area of photochemical reaction mechanisms of organometallic complexes. Shortly after graduating, he joined the full-time teaching faculty at Mount Royal College in Calgary, where he developed one of the first science courses at Mount Royal that was delivered partially online. This work led to a serious interest in online and distance education. In 2005, he joined the Centre for Science at Athabasca University, where he currently teaches and coordinates distance-delivered chemistry courses. This experience led to the book Accessible Elements: Teaching Science Online and at a Distance, which he co-edited. His research interests are split between the realms of teaching/education and environmental chemistry. He is a former president of College Chemistry Canada. He has extensive experience with the Athabasca University Faculty Association, serving as President from 2014 to 2017.
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