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Summary: Very fast paced, a bit too many assumptions
Review: I'm currently working through this book now as it's the required text for my General Chemistry course(s). I have to say that I've had a harder time reading (and understanding) this text than usual. I would not begin to recommend this book for general study, but let's face it, the only reason you're likely to buy this book is because it's required.
So here's how to use it:
Plan to read only one or two sections (4-5 pages per Section) in a study session. Read it, work through the solved problems, skip to the problems covering that topic at the back of the chapter and see how well you do.
Buy the solutions manual - if you write out all your work (and you should, will particularly help if you forget how to solve something and your professor gives an open book/note exam), looking over the worked solutions will help.
Write down questions on specific problems and parts of the text/chapter you didn't understand. Ask a tutor or the instructor.
The text is a hard read, but you -can- get through it. If I can do it, so can you.
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Summary: This book is horrible
Review: If you think the book is bad, try attending one of his lectures at 10:10 in the morning. The man is the textbook
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Summary: It's a text that does its job
Review: No chemistry textbook can be used exclusivly to learn chemistry. A student must attend the lectures and show up for recitation in order to understand the concepts more fully. Chemistry is not an easy subject; it involves math and an imaginative mind in order to picture what one cannot see. If your instructor has not required it, you should consider buying the solutions manual. Let's face it- how do you know your answers are right? It may cost a good amount, but you can always resell it when you're done with the course. This text actually provides more diagrams than any other text I have seen thus far and I believe it is easier to read and comprehend than other texts. This is a text for someone who can sit down and study. Although, this is coming from a chem major, so I sometimes find myself wondering why people find it hard, just like you may find it hard for people to understand something you are interested in.
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Summary: Emphasis on Conceptual Understanding
Review: This book drops mega-ton bombs more faster than you blink...'cause neutrons travel at a tremendous speed...clouds of smoke, un-natural blends of Fe. Only under one circumstance, it's if you're blunted, by this book 'cause the folks at the school want it.It has a few mistakes too...and the authors and editors could care less about undergraduate students.
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Summary: Chemistry
Review: This book drops mega-ton bombs more faster than you blink...'cause neutrons travel at a tremendous speed...clouds of smoke, un-natural blends of Fe. Only under one circumstance, it's if you're blunted, by this book 'cause the folks at the school want it. It has a few mistakes too...and the authors and editors could care less about undergraduate students.
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Summary: CHem
Review: This book is horible!!!!!!!!!! vary confusing for the mild minded person. buy it at your own risk. there needs to be more diagrams explaning the consepts in the book insted writing, chemestry is also and imagnary subject also at an atomic level not just a quantam one.
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Summary: Emphasis on Conceptual Understanding
Review: This text emphasizes conceptual understanding of chemical principles by providing many conceptual example and end-of-chapter problems. It will greatly help those who know what meaningful study is and how to do it. Trying to memorize formula, facts, and procudures of solving different types of problems is not study and will result in poor grades in college chemistry classes. As for the price, all textbooks nowadays are very expensive. I'm not sure if there is anything we can do about it.
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