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 | | Chemistry Workbook For Dummies by Peter J. Mikulecky PhD, Katherine Brutlag, Michelle Rose Gilman, Brian Peterson ISBN-10: 9780470251522 ISBN-10: 0-470-25152-2 ISBN-13: 9780470251522 ISBN-13: 978-0-470-25152-2 Paperback 2008-08-11 For Dummies Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description From liquids and solids to acids and bases - work chemistry equations and use formulas with ease Got a grasp on the chemistry terms and concepts you need to know, but get lost halfway through a problem or, worse yet, not know where to begin? Have no fear - this hands-on guide helps you solve many types of chemistry problems in a focused, step-by-step manner. With problem-solving shortcuts and lots of practice exercises, you'll build your chemistry skills and improve your performance both in and out of the science lab. You'll see how to work with numbers, atoms, and elements; make and remake compounds; understand changes in terms of energy; make sense of organic chemistry; and more! 100s of Problems!
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Error... Error.... Error This Could be a good book IF the editor (or author) had taken a few minutes to proof read it for errors. There are content errors in the text (e.g "celsius temperature equals a Kelvin temperature plus 273 degrees" NOT... Kelvin equals Celsius plus 273. And the book is riddles with errors like this. A signficant number the the ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS are wrong... just flat out wrong. It looks to me like there is a lot of transpostion of information... c for K, etc. Maybe that was the author's intent. Make so many errors that, as we are working through the book we have to double and triple check against other sources because we don't trust the answers in the book... either that or the author really is a Dummie. | ||
Great, except for the typos and errors This book is great and fun, but there seem to be A LOT of mistakes when it comes to the Questions and Answers in each chapter. In Chapter Three alone there are four glaring errors which make you first question your own sanity (ie. "I'm CERTAIN 2000 degrees Celsius equals 2273 Kelvin!") and then question what you're being taught in the book (ie. "2000 degrees Celsius IS 2273 Kelvin! Why are they telling me it's 1727K?!?!"). It makes me wonder what the proofreader was drinking when going through the text... | ||
A Great Workbook Even if You are Not a Dummy The best way to learn a subject, especially a subject with the reputation of difficulty that chemistry has, is to be engaged while learning. The quartet of authors (Mikulecky, Brutlag, Gilman, and Peterson)of this workbook have organized the material to keep the student actively involved while studying rather than reading a myriad of chemistry facts. I found this a super stand alone book for tutoring students having difficulties with chemistry. | ||