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 enlarge | Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
Category: Book
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 606137
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5
Pages: 1232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.4
Dimensions (in): 10.5 x 8.3 x 1.8
ISBN: 0395985811
Dewey Decimal Number: 540
EAN: 9780395985816
ASIN: 0395985811
Publication Date: January 2000
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 Great introductory Chemistry text. August 12, 2004
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I took an AP Chemistry class online, which meant a lot of self-studying. This was the second textbook I purchased for the class, after being unsatisfied by my first textbook. I did not have to buy another book after this one! The writing and explainations in the book are very clear, and I can think of very little that was left desired.
It is true that a few things could have been explained more thoroughly, but as an introductory text it is understandable that some topics were just lightly covered.
Great for AP Chem June 6, 2004
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I used this book in my high school, junior year AP Chemistry class and I felt I learned a ton. I think it was extremely easy to read, yet time consuming. It will require a lot of effort, but I think the end results are worth it.
 OK text February 28, 2004
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a textbook for college-level general chemistry, not introductory organic chemistry. It provides concise, generally clear explanations of basic chemical concepts. College-level chemistry is a difficult course for many college students today in large part due to their poor preparedness to study at college level. Many are struggling with simple algebra many 7th grade students in other countries would have no difficuly with. They also have trouble understand any books written above 8th grade readability level. Even thought this is not a perfect textbook, it is not an excuse for failures of many students in college chemistry. No textbook will do them any good unless they are more perpared to take chemistry by strengthening their math, English by taking remedy courses, and by improving their study habits. For a slightly better text, check out the text by Moore, Stanitski, and Jurs might be considered. If you are struggling, you might want to get a copy of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Chemistry by Guch or Survival Guide for General Chemistry by Atwood.
 No thanks to you!! November 6, 2003
5 out of 18 found this review helpful
In college, professors expect students to learn on their own, so the students basically rely on their books. At Penn State, there is a 60% failure rate for people who take an introductory Organic Chemistry class. I wonder why?? Because they use this book!! I flunked Chemistry, no thanks to this book!! They should make better ones.
Buy something else in the range. September 13, 2003
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found this book to be a bit too complicated for self- study (like most of us in America have to do incase we get an awful teacher). It has many complex concepts, but many concepts have been explained in a concise yet confusing manner (like molecular orbitals). At other instances, the book wanders too much into other areas, and hence fails to convey the essence of the topic. I had to bear with this book for too long. It is sufficiently advanced, for college level, but the concepts need to be more effectively explained. The book gives a bunch of examples, but most of the times, the problems at the back of the book cannot be understood by the examples themselves. (particularly when it comes to acid-base equillibria). The books tries to prove a theorem, or a derivation of a formula, mathematically, and the problems test your understanding, which often become difficult, since the book is not too clear on explaining concpets, just listing them out. If only the zumdahls had removed the thousands of pictures, and put in more words. Depends on the teacher, you know. If you have an excellent teacher, this book may not be so daunting. But if you have a rotten teacher, as I did, beware! Chemistry is a vital subject!
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