Chemistry For Dummies
by John T. Moore
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Author: John T. MooreEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11
ISBN: 0764554301
Number of pages: 362
Publisher: For Dummies
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- Chemistry (Cliffs Quick Review)
- CliffsStudySolver Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry I For Dummies
- AP Chemistry For Dummies
- Chemistry Workbook For Dummies
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Book Review: Good chemistry book, but not perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
I am currently attending a community college and have been taking my very first chemistry course over the past couple of months. I thought this book would be able to get me "up to speed" in chemistry since I have never taken chemistry at the high school level.
The author does an excellent job in explaining topics in such a way that one doesn't have to have any prior chemistry knowledge to understand what he is saying. Another bonus is that this book has a comprehensive table of contents and a good index, so finding a specific topic to study or read up on is a breeze.
However, this book does have its flaws. And that is it doesn't adequately explain how to perform certain things like stoichiometry or dimensional analysis. The book would be better if it had more examples of math-based chemistry problems. Instead, it only offers a handful, and the ones it has are usually extremely easy problems. This can build false confidence, as it did with me. For example, I studied the section on stoichiometry in this book, and was able to do the problem that the author gave. I thought this meant that I was ready to take on any stoichiometric problem. To my surprise, in chemistry class I ran across multiple types of stoichiometric problems that were much harder than the one in Chemistry for Dummies, and I didn't have a clue as to how to do them.
But I realize the author might be limited due to space limitations and can't go in-depth in explaining every type of chemistry problem.
My suggestion to anyone who is thinking about purchasing this book is: if you're just wanting a broad overview of chemistry, but aren't planning on taking a chemistry course, then this book is fine for you. But if you're about to take a chemistry course, and you're looking for a book that will help you throuhout that course, then I recommend buying this book, and also buying a chemistry book that is dedicated to teaching how to perform the "math" based chemistry problems, such as balancing equations, dimensional analysis, stoichiometry, etc. Because while this book touches on those areas, it doesn't do so in-depthly enough to prepare you for a chemistry course.
Summary of Chemistry For Dummies
We?re all natural born chemists. Every time we cook, clean, take a shower, drive a car, use a solvent, such as fingernail polish remover, or perform any of the countless everyday activities that involve complex chemical reactions we?re doing chemistry. You might even say that we?re all participating in a grand chemistry experiment that started with the first human who mixed pigments to do a cave painting. Why do so many of us desperately resist learning chemistry when we?re young? Maybe it has something to do with the way it?s taught in school.Now there?s a fun, easy way to learn basic chemistry. Whether you?re studying chemistry in school and you?re looking for a little help making sense of what?s being taught in class, or you?re just into learning new things for their own sake, Chemistry For Dummies gets you rolling with all the basics of matter and energy, atoms and molecules, acids and bases, and much more. In no time you?ll:
- Understand atomic structure and function
- Use the Periodic Table of elements
- Know what happens when matter changes from one state to another
- Explore ionic and covalent bonding
- Get a handle on chemical reactions
- Perform simple chemistry calculations
- Understand acids, bases, pHs, antacids, and gases
- Make sense Boyle?s Law, Avrogadro?s Law and other key laws in chemistry
Packed with examples of chemistry in action in everyday life, Chemistry For Dummies is a fascinating exploration of broad range of topics in chemistry, including:
- States of matter, from the macroscopic to the microscopic
- Understanding how the elements are arranged in the Periodic Table
- Nuclear chemistry, radioactivity and radioactive decay
- Positive and negative ions and ionic compounds
- Covalent bonding in covalent compounds
- Chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, and electrochemistry
- The mole and how it?s used to calculate chemical reactions
- Great serendipitous discoveries in chemistry
- Environmental chemistry
Written in plain English and requiring only basic math, Chemistry For Dummies puts you on the fast track to mastering the basics of chemistry.
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