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Summary: Chemistry, the Central Science.
Review: I am a teacher using this book for an AP Chem class. I have found the book very difficult to use. Topics are rather disconnected and most of my students had trouble following the logic of more difficult subjects. The early chapters are particularly difficult. I have also found numerous mistakes with the materials available to teachers. The number of errors on the power point presentations are ridiculous. I also questions some of the answers with regards to the use of significant fiqures. The Web Site is excellent even though I only use the standard version and not the electronic chapters. The solution manual is so-so. Sometimes shortcuts are used without explanation which is dangerous for AP students. I would not recommend this book for use in the high school classroom from the point of view of both the teacher using the books and materials and the student attempting to learn from the book.
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Summary: Great book...
Review: I am taking this book for college and it is truly very good. It covers every content for inorganic chemistry. Moreover, the fancy pictures, explanations, examples, essays ease the learning experienfce that you may entail with this book.
The supplementary website and CD-ROM are pretty helpful as well. Specially the website, I like it very much because it had 3-D pictures of experiments and bonds, which help you to imagine the reaction menchanism of inorganic compounds.
The exercise section is extensive 80 question for each section. The same type of exercises repeat often, yet they really help if someone wants to practice more and more for a test.
For someone who has taken stoichometry, inorganic naming, gas laws, bonding and basic concepts of inorganic chemistry (like me) in High School, then teh first sections might be useless. However, the last sections which covers thermochemistry, electrochemistry are quite intriguing and interesting.
Overall, I think this is a great book as I mentioned. Although I think that I would buy one edition earlier since the contents do not vary very much (but the price does!)
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Summary: Chemistry: The Central Science, 9th edition
Review: I found this book to be very easy to read and follow. There are lots of pictures, diagrams, graphs, and tables which aide in understandin the text. There are review sections and questions at the end of every chapter so it is easy to tell if you have learned the material or not, plus you get plenty of practice. It covers all the basic advanced highschool chemistry and is a great book to go through before freshmen level chemistry in college. Overall this book is an excellent learning tool weather you are using it in a class or just using it for a reference for upper level chemistry classes.
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Summary: Amazing text
Review: I took a first year Chemistry course through an online school. That means I had little interaction with a prof and none with fellow students. To supplement my work there I bought this text.
The text is readable, yet technically sound and thorough. It puts a knowledge carrot in front of your nose and never fails to let you grab it as you strive from one point of fascination to the next. Examples are clear and problems range from easy to quite challenging. Using this text as my main source I managed 95% for my first year course.
Bar none - the best Chemistry text I have ever seen.
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Summary: chemistry: the central science, 9th edition
Review: iwant to see the chemistry book with tittle the central science, 9th edition by brown, lemay and bursten
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Summary: Great to deal with.
Review: Shipped book quickly and answered my concerns right away. I am willing to do business with this person again. Book in "new" condition. I am pleased.
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Summary: There must be a better book out there
Review: The only reason I got A's in Gen. Chemistry 1& 2 is because I had a FANTASTIC teacher (thank you François). This book makes Chemistry harder to understand than it should be. I recommend this book to insomniacs who like to get headaches!
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Summary: The Tool to Pass General Chemistry
Review: This book is simply great. i've seen one or two other books during my two years of study in chemistry (AP and college), and this book was the best. The concepts are presented so clearly, great diagrams, and great problems at the end. The book is VERY student friendly. If you read it carefully, it'll help you greatly in studying (and passing) AP or college level chemistry.
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Summary: Superb
Review: This is a thorough, well-writen, and edifying introductory chemistry book. I particularly enjoyed the chapter dealing with bio-chemistry.
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Summary: Chemistry: The Cantral Science (Ninth Edition)
Review: This is an advanced high school chemistry book which covers all the main aspects of the science. Emphasis is on useful applications of chemistry and up to date fact sand experiments. Recommended for high school juniors and seniors.
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