Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry [Access Code]

by John McMurry, David S. Ballantine Jr., Virginia E. Peterson

0321738853 / 9780321738851 Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Books a la Carte Plus MasteringChemistry(TM) with Pearson eText Student Access Kit Package consists of: 0321570138 / 9780321570130 MasteringChemistry(TM) with Pearson eText Student Access Kit 0321735854 / 9780321735850 Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, Books a la Carte Edition

Genres: Textbooks

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First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Clara Winding · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quite okay chemistry book- though quite a bit of irrelevant and reapeted information

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is not a chemistry textbook that I'd recommend. As other reviewers have commented, its organization of topics by chapter is unusual and sometimes confusing. The writing is often dense and unclear, in a way that much overly "academic" writing can be (but doesn't have to be, if the writer is skilled enough to explain complex topics in clear English). While the book covers all the basic chemistry concepts, and often helpfully ties them to topics in medical/health science, it rarely goes into much depth, especially when it comes to calculations. This is almost a mathematical formula-free introduction to chemistry, which isn't helpful for those who plan to take more difficult classes later. In contrast, the Tro "Chemistry: A Molecular Approach" textbook is much more in-depth and also provides many more examples of worked problems with helpful explanations.

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a chemistry text book....

[Leah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Silly groupings in chapters. I don't understand the order in which they're teaching the material (which is mostly not new to me).