Silberberg's Principles of General Chemistry offers students the same authoritative topic coverage as its parent text, Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change . The Principles text allows for succinct coverage of content with minimal emphasis on pedagogic learning aids. This more streamlined approach to learning appeals to today's efficiency-minded, value-conscious instructors and students without sacrificing depth, clarity, or rigor.
Wouldn't have survived any Chem class without it. I'm actually just writing this review because I am facing it right now and I'm getting quite sick of looking at molecule scenes and formulas. But yes, this is very useful.