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Title: Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (with CD-ROM) by John C. Kotz, Paul M., Jr Treichel, Patrick A. Harman, Jack C. Kotz ISBN: 0-03-033604-X Publisher: Brooks Cole Pub. Date: 09 July, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $134.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I Loved it!!!!
Comment: I am a new student of chemistry who has previously struggled with the subject (believe me: I hated it), but I have found this text absolutely understandable and brilliant at explaining the concepts. (For the first time ever, I totally understand what a mol is, AND can use it in conversion equations!!! I am STOKED.)
Here's what I reckon about this book: the text is written in such a way that it makes chem concepts understandable to the average joe.
If you are a literary person who loves reading and finds language and English usage easy (eg. you find essays easy to write) YOU WILL LOVE THIS BOOK. It is in your language!! It relates chemical and mathematical concepts to words in such a way that you can relate to the subject without stress. It will open up the world of chemistry to you and you will get an understanding of it you never thought possible! I found it logical, easy to follow, and the study questions at the end of each chapter invaluable to my understanding. This text will seriously be the difference between a fail and a good grade in my course.
On the other hand, there is a possibility that if you are the 'classic' maths, physics, chem student, maybe you won't like the way this book uses language to explain things, because you are more of a mathematical thinker. But for anyone who is a conceptual thinker, get it fast!!!!
Rating: 1
Summary: Is this book or hell!
Comment: I really liked chemistry. I thought it was fascinating. But this book completely made me loathe it. You won't understand a thing in this. It explains one thing and when you think you are getting the hang of it, it skips the whole thing and goes in a completely confusing way to a completely confusing topic. The formulas, which are considered to be really simple are given in the most complicated way, and there are times I really threw the book at the wall out of frustation. Don't ever buy this book. You will be doomed. Buy anyone's else. Nothing could be horrible than this. After reading the other reviews, I think, my review is justified.Thank you.
Rating: 1
Summary: terrible
Comment: This book is awful. The calculations are off on many of the problems. The text is utterly confusing. The authors go way out of their way to confuse the heck out of the reader. There is "no" way one can learn the basic concepts of chemistry by reading this book alone without the help of teachers (and even teachers will get confused on how this book explains things). A waste of money and time this book is. Also, our teacher admitted to the students that this text has numerous mistakes/errors. Obviously not proofread for content. Another thing they do here (to make things more frustrating for you) is to use their own rounding (in many cases you'll be off by as much as 3-6 units which is alot) for their answers. These professors missed the boat on this book. If you want to read a great book on introductory Chemistry, skip this book and get the "Chemistry for Dummies" book. No fooling, that book is a thousand times better/informative than this piece of drivel. I guess it could be worse though if you had to use the "Modern University Chemistry" textbook by Norbert T. Porile. Don't believe that ***** review on that. That one is much worse than this one.
For a class in college chemistry, ask your professor if you can skip buying this book and use the "Chemistry for Dummies" and the Internet resources (all kinds of goodies on the internet). I know that I did and did not need to refer to this text in the last 2 months of the class. Having a great teacher (like I did) also helps too.
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Title: Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity: Student Solutions Manual by John C. Kotz, Paul Treichel, Mary L. Kotz ISBN: 0030237963 Publisher: HBJ College & School Division Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $47.95 |
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Title: Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity by John C. Kotz, Alton J. Banks ISBN: 0030350166 Publisher: HBJ College & School Division Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $42.95 |
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Title: Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity by Kotz. John C. ISBN: 0030350239 Publisher: Thomson Learning Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Biology (6th Edition) by Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece ISBN: 0805366245 Publisher: Pearson Higher Education Pub. Date: 11 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $126.00 |
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Title: Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity/Study Guide by J. Kotz, Mary L. Kotz ISBN: 0030534895 Publisher: International Thomson Publishing Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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