Chemistry: The Molecular Science (with CD-ROM, General Chemistrynow, and Infotrac) [With CDROM and Infotrac]

by John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski, Peter C. Jurs

Book Overview

Open CHEMISTRY: THE MOLECULAR SCIENCE, Fifth Edition and take a journey into the beautiful domain of chemistry, a fascinating and powerfully enabling experience! This easy-to-read text gives learners... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534422012
• ISBN13: 9780534422011
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 5.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.8" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

CHEMISTRY: THE MOLECULAR SCIENCE

The shipping was a little late but the book arrived within the estimated delivery date. The book was in good condition. The binding was intact and appeared almost new. Good quality for the price. Thanx....

It's amazing what reading a good textbook actually feels like!

Let's be blunt: most science textbooks, especially at the introductory level, are terrible these days. They're filled with fluff, poorly formatted, have examples that don't explain the exercises at all (I shake my fist menacingly at Tipler), and above all, just don't teach the material very well. It's clear the authors understand it (usually), but it's also clear they just don't get how to convey it people who... well... don't. This is why Chemistry: The Molecular Science is such a surprise. I warily bought it based on the strength of other users' positive feedback about the book, and the text is amazing. The art program is high-quality and actually extremely useful in conveying the concepts. The examples are crystal-clear and each one gives a detailed explanation of the reasoning used to obtain the answer, something so simple yet so lacking in most texts. The pages are well-formatted and uncluttered, making reading flow naturally, and the text is written in such a clear manner as to make reading the chapters actually fun most of the time (but I don't think anyone can salvage the ideal gas law). The material is introduced in such a well-integrated, naturally-progressing manner that the text feels like an overall organic product rather than the usual textbook sensation of one topic stapled to another in a linear fashion. At the same time, its complete clarity and lack of confusion-induction is impressive. This textbook is a model for what a science textbook should be. I wish more teachers and institutions would adopt this book and give it the attention it deserves, because it really does something with pedagogy that "hard science" textbook authors seem by and large incapable of these days: makes the subject clear, comprehensible, and honestly, fun. I very rarely gush this much about a stupid textbook, but Moore, Stanitski, and Jurs genuinely deserve this credit where it's due.

Great book

I thourougly enjoyed the book, however I would have liked twice as many worked example exercises in the book.

one of the best

This book explains basic chemistry concepts very well. The chapter on entropy is great. The sequence of the topics covered is generally traditional. I like the idea that the chapter on solutions is placed after the basic concept of equilibrium is covered. Some organic chemistry is integrated into the text. I personally believe that the concepts of acid and base should be extended a little to prepare students for organic chemistry. This book has more pages (~1200 pages) than most other general chemistry textbook available (~1000 pages). I wish the publisher could have it available in two volumes so that it is easier for students to carry around and read it.

Great book.

This is the best general chemistry book I've used so far. It is easy to read. It covers what I need for the MCAT's general chemistry requirements. Good reference book.