- Unknown Binding: 384 pages
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0470389222
- ISBN-13: 978-0470389225
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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We’re all natural born chemists. Every time we cook, clean, take a shower, drive a car, use a solvent, such as fingernail polish remover, or perform any of the countless everyday activities that involve complex chemical reactions we’re doing chemistry. You might even say that we’re all participating in a grand chemistry experiment that started with the first human who mixed pigments to do a cave painting. Why do so many of us desperately resist learning chemistry when we’re young? Maybe it has something to do with the way it’s taught in school.
Now there’s a fun, easy way to learn basic chemistry. Whether you’re studying chemistry in school and you’re looking for a little help making sense of what’s being taught in class, or you’re just into learning new things for their own sake, Chemistry For Dummies gets you rolling with all the basics of matter and energy, atoms and molecules, acids and bases, and much more. In no time you’ll:
- Understand atomic structure and function
- Use the Periodic Table of elements
- Know what happens when matter changes from one state to another
- Explore ionic and covalent bonding
- Get a handle on chemical reactions
- Perform simple chemistry calculations
- Understand acids, bases, pHs, antacids, and gases
- Make sense Boyle’s Law, Avrogadro’s Law and other key laws in chemistry
Packed with examples of chemistry in action in everyday life, Chemistry For Dummies is a fascinating exploration of broad range of topics in chemistry, including:
- States of matter, from the macroscopic to the microscopic
- Understanding how the elements are arranged in the Periodic Table
- Nuclear chemistry, radioactivity and radioactive decay
- Positive and negative ions and ionic compounds
- Covalent bonding in covalent compounds
- Chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, and electrochemistry
- The mole and how it’s used to calculate chemical reactions
- Great serendipitous discoveries in chemistry
- Environmental chemistry
Written in plain English and requiring only basic math, Chemistry For Dummies puts you on the fast track to mastering the basics of chemistry. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Includes examples of chemistry in action in everyday life
See how chemistry works in everything from soaps to medicines to petroleum
Whether you′re taking a chemistry course or you′re curious about what chemists do, this fun and easy guide will get you up to speed in matter and energy, elements and atoms, acids and gases, and much more. You′ll understand the basic concepts and discover how chemistry affects our day–to–day lives – from the home to the environment.
The Dummies Way
∗ Explanations in plain English
∗ "Get in, get out" information
∗ Icons and other navigational aids
∗ Tear–out cheat sheet
∗ Top ten lists
∗ A dash of humor and fun --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
See how chemistry works in everything from soaps to medicines to petroleum
Whether you′re taking a chemistry course or you′re curious about what chemists do, this fun and easy guide will get you up to speed in matter and energy, elements and atoms, acids and gases, and much more. You′ll understand the basic concepts and discover how chemistry affects our day–to–day lives – from the home to the environment.
The Dummies Way
∗ Explanations in plain English
∗ "Get in, get out" information
∗ Icons and other navigational aids
∗ Tear–out cheat sheet
∗ Top ten lists
∗ A dash of humor and fun --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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I don't know how I'd cope at university without these books. This one was brilliant for A level chemistry last year. It went everywhere with me.
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On the whole, this book is well written and the presentation is excellent.
Where the problem arises is with the author's attitude to the reader. Many topics head off into the deep end too quickly, and before the atom is discussed properly, the reader is given sums in algebra to follow. I would have thought that the readership for this book would prefer a much slower introduction than the one the book presents.
Having said that, if you're interested in the subject - this is still a very good book to pick up.
Where the problem arises is with the author's attitude to the reader. Many topics head off into the deep end too quickly, and before the atom is discussed properly, the reader is given sums in algebra to follow. I would have thought that the readership for this book would prefer a much slower introduction than the one the book presents.
Having said that, if you're interested in the subject - this is still a very good book to pick up.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I was surprised to find that it really is light reading. I'm used to serious textbooks, and somehow it manages to avoid all of the pitfalls of the typical 5lb chemistry text. The funniest thing is that the workbook and the the main text are as thick as my annotated instructor's edition chemistry text with exercises yet doesn't overload the reader with facts.
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Interesting and well written
Chemistry, to me, is very dull and confusing however the writer has a talent to keep the reader interested and explains everything with great clarity. Read more
Published 11 months ago by LK
well worth the money
this is very easy to read and understand and have purchased all the rest of the dummies books!!
Published 23 months ago by niki p
Chemistry for dummies - need this!
My son is taking chemistry at standard grade - i am totally hopeless at chemistry so i bought this so i can help him with his homework. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2009 by Mrs. Alison H. Bryce
A jolly Read
I recently purchased this book and thought it would be a bit daunting to read. The book is very clear and gives you a breakdown of how they work with clear diagrams. Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2009 by Em
Missing Chapters!!!
I have just been looking through my book and found that pages 175 to 222 are missing!!!! There's no evidence to suggest tampering. Its as if they were never printed!! Read more
Published on 21 April 2009 by P. Johnson
Does what it said on the tin
The other day, Perkins, a chemistry student of mine at Ashted Wood Grammar school for boys, said to me "Dr Vass would you recomend the book 'Chemistry for Dummies'? Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2007 by Mr Math
Not Bad
Well after reading the revies on Amazon.COM i thought i'd give this book a go. There is a great range of topics covered from medicine to industrial processes. Read more
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