Chemistry: The Central Science

I transferred schools and I needed Chemistry: The Central Science for Chem II. The class listed that I needed the 12th edition but they also gave us Mastering Chemistry for free so I figured would just use the E-Book. It turned out to be a pain so about five weeks into the semester I decided I needed a hard copy of the book and decided to check the difference between editions. These are literally the same book with exception to Ch. 22 & 23 in 11E and Ch. 23 in the 12E. Most of Ch.23 in 12E is Ch. 23 with parts of Ch. 22 in 11E, you just have to know where you are supposed to be. Also Ch.25 in 11E is Ch.24 in 12E. Even all of the end of chapter exercises are the same in 11E as 12E just numbered differently and some in different order, but all within the same section. There are some that vary slightly, usually just values, but I'd say 97% are the same. Not all of the sample questions are identical either throughout the chapter but most are. This is a great chemistry book, it is very easy to read and understand and if you put in the work you will see results. Buy the Student's Guide and Solutions To Exercises (all exercises) and you will have no problems with this course. LASTLY: BUY 11e OVER 12e!!!!!! I paid just under $40 TOTAL (including shipping) for the 11e text, Student's Guide, and Solutions To Exercises (all exercises). These books would run me almost $500 at the university bookstore and probably $300 by looking around online.

This is a really good study aid. The problems within and after the chapter, the chapter summaries, and the reference to other key concepts in the text make this textbook a wonderful way to review after a chemistry class in further chemistry classes or for other standardized test. I would highly recommend this for anyone with a need.

I bought this book for my first semester of college because I had to take general chem I. I was very worried because in highschool, I never took a chem course. When I ordered this book, I got it used from amazon and it was in superb condition. Unfortunately, all science it Greek to me, so I began the semester reading it, highlighting, and taking notes in the margins a little. After the first couple of chapters, I stopped doing all that. Somehow I managed to get a B- in the course. All in all, this book was detailed, in excellent condition, but I didn't understand any of it. I am using amazon for my books next semester because I got such magnificent results this semester. Thank you amazon. ps. word to all who might read this, if your in college, READ your text books. It is rare you will get a professor like I had for chem. He was the sub for the semester, that is why I did okay. Subs RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the same book as the 12th Edition except for a few chapters and some slides are basic (self explanatory) in this edition where as in the 12th edition they explain them. Save yourself a hundred bucks and go with this. I got the whole kit and caboodle; text, students guide, answers to red questions and answers to black questions (that's ALL the questions) for a measly $55. That is as much as these people want to charge you to rent it for a few months. Just make sure that you check all sellers for this book as sometimes the featured seller isn't the cheapest. Easy enough to do, but some people won't do it and end up paying too much, but that person won't be you-no way- because you're smart and you read the reviews and you read this review so now you are in the know!

I brought this book from Amazon new. It came a day early, which was awesome because I need the book for my class, but when I opened the box some of the pages were bent back and slightly ripped. It wasn't so bad that I felt I had to return the book, especially since my classes are starting, but It was highly upsetting to open my box to find a book that was supposed to be in perfect condition, damaged to a noticeable extent.

This is indeed a great book. I've read many different General Chemistry books from many authors and in my opinion this one is the best. It mixes concise information with wide coverage, and even then there are almost no loose ends, mainly speaking about formula's deductions and explanations about more complex concepts that are expected to be learned in depth in near future by freshmen.

The book is laid out in the normal sequence providing the learner with a good foundation. The chapter questions are well written and are challenging however, the answers provided help determine progress. In comparison, this book is very similar to the later editions with minor variations.

I am extremely happy with this purchase. I purchased this text book through amazon from 1mae2009. It was listed as near new and they were not lying. I got an excellent deal on this book. It came in great condition and I am getting alot of use out of it. I would make a future purchase from 1mae2009. Thanks