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"Easy do it yourselfer!", I needed this book for my nursing entrance exam, it was for sure worth every penny!

"Insulted by Cover!", Sorry, but I couldn't get pass the cover of this supposedly helpful book. Unlike the "Physics for Dummies" or the "Biology for Dummies" books, J Wiley chose to use the picture of a Black kid to illustrate their chemistry text. There is an obvious biased message in that choice. I suggest you try another publisher if you need help in your chemistry class.

"Very Helpful! Highly Recommended !", As a High Schooler who is taking Honors Chemistry, I bought this book in case I needed help understanding its abstract ideas. And boy am I glad I did! I don't know how many times I have referred to this book when struggling with the material covered in class. With its simple English for "Dummies", this book is very well written and really helps me grasp the concepts of Chemistry. If you are taking this class in the future and a little apprehensive about how well you will do in the world of atoms, isotopes, the periodic table, and more, then do yourself a favor a BUY this book, you won't be sorry!

"Great Chemistry Intro", An excellent introduction/refresher book. The only issue I had was the habitual America-centric writing I have to endure with most U.S books. When talking about pollution for example we only got figures for the United States as if no where else is relevant. These books are sold and read outside of the U.S.

"not intended for dummmies", It was a bit too detailed for my liking. I felt it could have been broken down into more laymans terms with more examples. I found it difficult to stay interested. it was more for a person going to be a chemist rather than a person trying to get a step ahead for a college chemistry course

Read this reviews before You buy...

"A good chemisty ADJUNCT with pros and cons...", First of all, of course this isn't going to cover everything in your Chemistry I class, or it would be a textbook!

This adjunct is a good supplement to Chemsitry I. It often explains ideas in a different way which increases your chances of actually understanding the material. It covers quite a bit, given what it actually covers.

************Note update 7/2007***********************

Someone asked me a question about The teaching company video series, if it is college level. Well, no. It is High school chemistry. However, having never had high school chemistry, after going through the course, I passed chem I with an A... and I really didn't notice an educational level difference. The material presented was pretty much what you go over in College Chemistry I, so taking chem I once, getting an F, watching the teaching companies Chemistry set over Christmas break, and then getting 1 of 2 A's in the class the next semester speaks for itself :).
Pros: A good adjunct for first semester General Chemistry I. Good ideas and superior explanations of ideas. Often explains topics in many different ways.

Cons: Like most For Dummies books, the second semester isn't covered. I guess they assume you fully understand all concepts the first semester. This book covers (barely) maybe 1 topic from Chemistry II.

Worth buying for Chemistry I, the ideas will be helpful for Chemistry II, but another or more complete book that includes the 2nd semester would be helpful.

Other adjuncts you may find helpful: The Standard Deviants 3VHS set. The Teaching Company's 'High School Chemistry' video set by Frank Cardulla. This (the teaching co video) is the reason I was 1 of 3 A's in my class.

"Good chemistry book, but not perfect", I am currently attending a community college and have been taking my very first chemistry course over the past couple of months. I thought this book would be able to get me "up to speed" in chemistry since I have never taken chemistry at the high school level.

The author does an excellent job in explaining topics in such a way that one doesn't have to have any prior chemistry knowledge to understand what he is saying. Another bonus is that this book has a comprehensive table of contents and a good index, so finding a specific topic to study or read up on is a breeze.

However, this book does have its flaws. And that is it doesn't adequately explain how to perform certain things like stoichiometry or dimensional analysis. The book would be better if it had more examples of math-based chemistry problems. Instead, it only offers a handful, and the ones it has are usually extremely easy problems. This can build false confidence, as it did with me. For example, I studied the section on stoichiometry in this book, and was able to do the problem that the author gave. I thought this meant that I was ready to take on any stoichiometric problem. To my surprise, in chemistry class I ran across multiple types of stoichiometric problems that were much harder than the one in Chemistry for Dummies, and I didn't have a clue as to how to do them.

But I realize the author might be limited due to space limitations and can't go in-depth in explaining every type of chemistry problem.

My suggestion to anyone who is thinking about purchasing this book is: if you're just wanting a broad overview of chemistry, but aren't planning on taking a chemistry course, then this book is fine for you. But if you're about to take a chemistry course, and you're looking for a book that will help you throuhout that course, then I recommend buying this book, and also buying a chemistry book that is dedicated to teaching how to perform the "math" based chemistry problems, such as balancing equations, dimensional analysis, stoichiometry, etc. Because while this book touches on those areas, it doesn't do so in-depthly enough to prepare you for a chemistry course.

"chemistry for dummies", Best book for learning basic chemistry.
Instructions are easy to follow.

"Turns Intolerable Torture Into Fascinating Frustration", I think schools everywhere should quit being snobs, get out of the expensive textbook racket, wise up and start using "for Dummies" as material for classroom instruction. I'm being 100% serious. I think there is a lot more to be learned from a good "just the basics" series like these than in so many badly-written, boring instructional books published for in-class use.

Someone can read this book in a few nights and come away knowing more for her twenty bucks than another person who spent a grand on a 100-level Chem class. All the good stuff is here and it's really all 99.9% of the American public ever needs (or wants) to know.

I recommend this book. It's good. Read it and give your ignorance a wedgie.

"Well written", The book is very well written and quite humorous. It is good for a beginner or people who want to review.