Foundations of College Chemistry
Morris Heinis professor emeritus of chemistry at Mt. San Antonio College, where he regularly taught the preparatory chemistry course and organic chemistry. He is the original author ofFoundations of College Chemistryand his name has become synonymous with clarity, meticulous accuracy, and a step-by-step approach that students can follow. Over the years, more than three million students have learned chemistry using a text by Morris Hein. In addition toFoundations of College Chemistry, Twelfth Edition, he is co-author ofIntroduction to General,Organic,and Biochemistry,Eighth Edition, andIntroduction to Organic and Biochemistry. He is also co-author ofFoundations of Chemistry in the Laboratory, Twelfth Edition, andIntroduction to General,Organic and Biochemistry in the Laboratory,Eighth Edition.Susan Arenaearned a BS and MA in Chemistry at California State University-Fullerton. She has taught science and mathematics at all levels, including middle school, high school, community college, and university. At the University of Illinois she developed a program for increasing the retention of minorities and women in science and engineering. This program focused on using active learning and peer teaching to encourage students to excel in the sciences. She has coordinated and led workshops and programs for science teachers from elementary through college levels that encourage and support active learning and creative science teaching techniques. For several years she was director of an Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) field center in Southern California. Susan enjoys reading, knitting, traveling, classic cars, and gardening in her spare time when she is not playing with her grandchildren.