Best Chemistry Textbooks/Guides?

~caramello~ · 12 Jan 2009, 6:39 PM

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Originally Posted by micuzzo

I agree... sometimes it talks about things not in the sylabus for a whole page, but for things that are, it has like one paragraph only.

which excel might this be, i have the older orange 1 printed in 2001 i think... i dont like it.. it does not follow the sylabus layout and for some things just has point for... which excel do u use??

also which macmillan book is every1 talking about above... is it the maquarie revision guide 1....??

Lol. the new excel chem is very different from the older one.
It has a completely new layout, with info in the middle and dotpoints which you can fill in @ the side. Look like:
http://www.pascalpress.com.au/v/vspf...1252996-2T.jpg
And I think there talking bout Macmillan Chemistry Pathways 2

micuzzo · 12 Jan 2009, 6:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ~caramello~

Lol. the new excel chem is very different from the older one.
It has a completely new layout, with info in the middle and dotpoints which you can fill in @ the side. Look like:
http://www.pascalpress.com.au/v/vspf...1252996-2T.jpg
And I think there talking bout Macmillan Chemistry Pathways 2

ahh ok... so the layout is new but hows the info... is it relevant and clear to understand?

Sarah182 · 13 Jan 2009, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by micuzzo

ahh ok... so the layout is new but hows the info... is it relevant and clear to understand?

The layout has the syllabus dot point and then has all the information relating to that dot point below it. I find it extremely useful.

However I picked up Surfing Chemistry the other day and that is also pretty good, although it's severely overpriced for how much information it has ($20 for one module, about 60 pages).

sinophile · 19 Jan 2009, 2:13 PM

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Originally Posted by micuzzo

ahh ok... so the layout is new but hows the info... is it relevant and clear to understand?

Yeah, like the guy above me said. But still, Excel is condensed to the fucking moon and back. Its like a summary of a summary so it misses alot of details- youre better off using something else. Its worthwhile to flip through it in the library to grab some extra points, or for the questions though.

Aerath · 17 Feb 2009, 5:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sinophile

But still, Excel is condensed to the fucking moon and back.

Never quite heard that expression before, but I'm pretty sure Savage Garden would be pleased.

micuzzo · 17 Feb 2009, 4:48 PM

lol

Lukybear · 19 Feb 2009, 9:42 PM

i'd say spotlight. But its probly because my chem teacher wrote the hsc spotlight book. HEHE

Aerath · 19 Feb 2009, 10:08 PM

Such an unbiased viewpoint.

Official · 24 Feb 2009, 4:30 PM

Reading through this thread it seems the best books are:

Jacaranda
Conquering Chemistry

Anyone disagree?

Hypermelon · 24 Feb 2009, 4:37 PM

Does anyone think that new textbooks are dumbed down compared to older textbooks? apart from content on newly discovered stuff

I'd say conquering chemistry. i use it even though i don't do the HSC. but there are no textbooks for act. >:|
I use an old tattered conquering chem. book thats been borrowed by hundreds, but is way better than my perscribed nelson chemistry textbook

Lukybear · 24 Feb 2009, 4:40 PM

Sif, Aerath, impossible for me not to be biased... My chem teacher is so good...

Besides Spotlight, id say Chemistry Pathways, because in a way it is more comprehensive. But really you should use it in conjunction with another book.

Aerath · 25 Feb 2009, 4:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lukybear

Sif, Aerath, impossible for me not to be biased... My chem teacher is so good...

There was like...really no indication that I cared....

I dislike Conquering Chemistry, I personally like Jacaranda (and Chemistry Contexts is fairly good, but I don't use it), but at the end of the day, different people like different textbooks.

cookiesandcream · 25 Feb 2009, 8:10 PM

i thought the new 2008 excel chem was pretty

GUSSSSSSSSSSSSS · 28 Feb 2009, 12:02 AM

how bout "success one hsc chemistry" for study?????

my friend gave me a photocopy of acidic environment chapter and i think it aint that bad, but then again i only got it like 2hrs ago and havnt really done much of it lol

cookiesandcream · 28 Feb 2009, 8:28 PM

did anyone else find heaps of errors throughout the spotlight chem txtbk? I was doing some of the questions today and some of the answers don't match the question

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