The standard work for chemistry education in a completely revised new edition. Just in time for the curriculum change in 2014, we have thoroughly revised "Chemistry Today" for you and your students, carefully adapting it to the new teaching guidelines. "Chemistry Today" is the classic textbook for competence-oriented chemistry instruction. Chemistry is presented vividly as a scientific discipline that appears everywhere in your students' daily lives. The fundamental knowledge is learned through factual texts, and independent work is encouraged through key points and a variety of tasks. With this new edition, you have an ideal companion for your lessons that provides you with great flexibility in designing your chemistry classes. The innovations include: In the course of the revision, we have better structured "Chemistry Today," placing particular emphasis on user-friendliness.