Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach

Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach, 3rd Edition, is a chemistry textbook that focuses on helping students develop critical-thinking skills and learn to think like chemists. Published in 2021 by Cengage Learning, the volume pairs conceptual understanding with a problem-solving orientation intended to build scientific foundations.

Written by Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, and Don DeCoste, the textbook emphasizes fluid progression between topics. Coverage guides students from the concept of molecules, structure, and bonding toward the examination of more complex materials and their properties.

The text connects with interactive practice resources in the OWLv2 online learning system, which offers dynamic problems and targeted feedback.