Best Chemistry Textbooks/Guides (2 Viewers)

[~caramello~]

Re: Best Chemistry Textbooks/Guides?

I agree. KISS booklets are extremely helpful. clear, concise and straight to the point.
In my opinion Conquering is probably the best textbook. Explains stuff really well.
Contexts is pretty good too. Macquarie and excel are just a waste of money.
DOTPOINTs are just overrated. Surfing books are good for revision but pretty expensive.

 

[Pwnage101]

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check out the new jacaranda one - its by geoffery Thickett (or however u spell it) - it really is top notch, even better than conquering chem i rekon!

 

[lyounamu]

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The ones I suggest:
Jacaranda (all my ex-teachers agree on this)
Contexts
Conquering Chemistry

With those 3 above, you cannot fail (well, given that you actually study).

 

[Pwnage101]

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The ones I suggest:
Jacaranda (all my ex-teachers agree on this)
Contexts
Conquering Chemistry

With those 3 above, you cannot fail (well, given that you actually study).

agreed - i used all 3 above, plus the Dot Point book

 

[clintmyster]

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check out the new jacaranda one - its by geoffery Thickett (or however u spell it) - it really is top notch, even better than conquering chem i rekon!

its more colourful then the rest, thats what makes it better

 

[Pwnage101]

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its more colourful then the rest, thats what makes it better

lol u noticed!!!! (i thought i was the only one that would)

yeh the layout and diagrams and stuff is all exellent, but also the content does match up to how good it looks!

 

[yummy-cookies]

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I have Chemistry Contexts 2, the new Excel, old Conquering, Chemistry Pathways and one dot point

I guess all have their strengths and weaknesses, but I mainly use a combination of contexts and pathways

Does anyone know if dotpoint MC and investigations are any good? cos they're like $45 each, so i don't want to spend that much if their not worth it

 

[ashllis91]

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With the ISBN number youre looking for, dont bother, just go to your local bookstore or find out if your school has a deal with a local one. Chances are, they can order it in for you or tell you where you can get it, there may be a small fee involved but im not sure.
If that doesnt work just google it and chances are itll come up.

 

[~caramello~]

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I have Chemistry Contexts 2, the new Excel, old Conquering, Chemistry Pathways and one dot point

I guess all have their strengths and weaknesses, but I mainly use a combination of contexts and pathways

Does anyone know if dotpoint MC and investigations are any good? cos they're like $45 each, so i don't want to spend that much if their not worth it

dotpoints is actually very good for revision. But its definitely not worth $45 imo. I think its overrated. Anyways the other dotpoint you have should suffice. You might only need just investigations.

 

[UltimateSupremo]

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geoffrey thickett writes for macmillan chem pathways as well as jacaranda chem... all by himself

 

[lyounamu]

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geoffrey thickett writes for macmillan chem pathways as well as jacaranda chem... all by himself

Wow.

Then is there point in buying each one of them? I mean, if the style is similar, I am assuming that the contents will be somewhat similar too.

S.K. Patel wrote 4 Unit Excel with other textbook. Both book contains some exactly same questions, haha. I guess even the busy writers can get really lazy.

 

[dp624]

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I think his chem pathways is a bit old. like maybe he severed his contract with them lawls

 

[sinophile]

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Is it just me, or is Spotlight chem a bit TOO detailed on some points? Does anyone else agree?

 

[LordPc]

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I thought Thickett's Macmillan book was quite good IMO

Chem Contexts is crap though, dont use that unless your desperate. As in, your library burnt down and this was the only book that survived because it was in the trash and not on the shelves

 

[sinophile]

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Chem Contexts is crap though, dont use that unless your desperate. As in, your library burnt down and this was the only book that survived because it was in the trash and not on the shelves

What.. I reckon its decent, it speaks in a simple, but not dumbed-down language...

 

[dp624]

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I thought Thickett's Macmillan book was quite good IMO

Chem Contexts is crap though, dont use that unless your desperate. As in, your library burnt down and this was the only book that survived because it was in the trash and not on the shelves

dude it's quite good

 

[Deltan]

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I have Chemistry Contexts 2, the new Excel, old Conquering, Chemistry Pathways and one dot point

I guess all have their strengths and weaknesses, but I mainly use a combination of contexts and pathways

Does anyone know if dotpoint MC and investigations are any good? cos they're like $45 each, so i don't want to spend that much if their not worth it

definitely get your hands on dotpoint MC as they include notes/theory which you can refer to.

I havent seen the investigation but i didnt like the physics one

My recommendation for chem
-DOTPOINT
-macquarie
-excel revise in a month
-conq chem

 

[Deltan]

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Never get excel .....It's horrible!!!!!
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not the new version though

 

[LordPc]

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dude it's quite good

my school used Context for our class

I however constantly used conquering and macmillan to get my information.

its good for some things, but on the whole the other textbooks are far superior. I think the main problem is that Context is a bit too wordy, if you get me, and there is often poor sentence structure.

i just found other textbooks much easier

 

[rockvsstone]

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Use many sources so you can make good model responses in time for ur hsc!