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frog0101

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Hi, Hi, what are the best textbooks to use for the new syllabus for detailed explanations and good questions? Any suggestions would be great!!

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I know at least one selective school that has decided on the Pearson Texts for Chem... (I havent seen the book myself though)
http://www.pearson.com.au/educator/...son-biology-chemistry-physics-nsw/components/

My personal advice for anyone who is dedicated to their science topic, or thinking of study beyond the HSC, is to get a first year Uni Text, eg Brown Lemay Chemistry The Central Science (if it were Physics, Young & Freedman OR Halliday Resnick) - you can get these textbooks at not too bad a price second hand and I feel they are MUCH easier to follow than HSC books, which are by necessity abridged in their ability to be thorough. Good luck!
 

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I recommend the Pearson Textbooks, they are easy to follow and have in depth explanations of different the components and concepts. However, it doesn't have assessment type questions.
 

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There are three main textbooks I would recommend, it depends on your studying style. The above posters are correct in pointing out that Pearson is great at explaining concepts, but it does lack exam-style or concept-style questions.

Surfing's NSW Chemistry isn't bad. It's a very concise textbook that covers the core basics but it doesn't spend a lot of time going through concepts in detail. However, it does have a lot of practice questions available (again, not at the examinable level).

Lastly you have Nelson's Chemistry in Focus, somewhat halfway between Pearson Surfing, but I dislike the formatting. It's a little disorientating at times.

One last note about University textbooks, I completely agree that they are good for content but you need to know which sub-topics are beyond the syllabus scope.
 

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Surely I would recommend the Pearson Textbooks. And for other more specific questions, you may also refer to the website of BOC Sciences (bocsci.com)
 

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