|  | Authors: John McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 122774
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4th
Pages: 1328
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.7
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.7 x 1.8
ISBN: 0131402080
Dewey Decimal Number: 540
EAN: 9780131402089
ASIN: 0131402080
Publication Date: April 17, 2003
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 Unless u have to, dont buy February 14, 2007
LP
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is not very informative. I would recomend Zumdohl 6e or something else.
 Not bad, it does the job January 11, 2007
A. Raner (Oregon, United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This text is OK and some of the examples and problems are well done. It jumps a bit in subject matter, but that's only compared to the order the subject matter was presented in the class I took. It does seem to contain all the topics that were relevent to Chemistry 1 and the index was spot on in finding the info I needed about a particular term or concept.
Not good when compare to Chang's Chemistry book October 7, 2006
Chemistry Geek (Ohio, USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book made me confuse. Not clearly written.
I prefer to use Chang's chemistry book.
 Clearly written, richly illustrated, and well organized text for a one year general chemistry course (or self study) August 22, 2006
Craig Matteson (Ann Arbor, MI)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is an interesting text for a one year general chemistry course. While all general chemistry texts form major publishers have some convergence so they all cover similar basic material, they all have different organizing ideas. What I enjoyed about this text is that it has a clear organizing principle: the periodic table of elements.
The authors not only do the best job I have seen of explaining the origin, evolution, and principles of the periodic table, they also use the properties of groups of elements to illustrate all the principles discussed in the course of the text. This helps the student organize his or her thinking about the ideas discussed in each chapter and section.
In addition to the information imparted in each chapter, the text has many illustrations, use of color in the text itself, a key concept summary (which is a helpful chart that can help the student memorize the ideas and check through their understanding of the principles discussed), key words, understanding key concepts, additional problems (with the red numbered problems having their solutions at the back of the text - most helpful for self study), general problems, and multi-concept problems (involving principles learned in previous chapters and multiple steps). The book also comes with its own CD that has information, animations, and presentations to aid the student in learning the material in each chapter. I particularly like the emphasis in the text on real world applications and processes. The articles the authors call "interludes" are quite interesting and informative.
The authors are correct in urging the student to not simply start reading the material left to right, but to look through the chapter and begin absorbing what is going to be discussed before starting to read. This helps orient the student into how to begin thinking about the material they will encounter. The pictures, illustrations, graphs, and so forth also help one to grasp the concepts that will be discussed.
I think this is an excellent text that is clearly written and thoughtfully presented.
Best Chemistry Book Ever! September 5, 2005
sleuth (oh)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I've taken AP Chemistry in high school, and took chemistry again in college, so I am familiar with a few chemistry texts. This book astounded me. It was much simpler, more organized, and was full of helpful illustrations, graphs, etc. It's one of the best science texts I've ever used.
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