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Where can I find a really good Chem textbook? (1 Viewer)

ripit

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Hi,

I am looking for a really good chem text book? Are suggestions???

Something with easy and clear explanations, examples and maybe even sample exam paper questions.

Thanks
 

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The Chemistry Contexts textbooks are good, book 1 is prelim and book 2 is HSC. They're put out by Longman Sciences. They don't have sample exam papers, but they do have a lot of examples and questions you can work through.
 

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Conquering Chemistry is rather useful, although it has a few difficult questions with no answers to them at the back. It has an exam-style revision test at the end of each module. If you want past papers, use Sucess One Chemistry.
 

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Trebla said:
Conquering Chemistry is rather useful, although it has a few difficult questions with no answers to them at the back. It has an exam-style revision test at the end of each module. If you want past papers, use Sucess One Chemistry.
we use conquering chemistry at school, it seems to be good, i learn better from it than the actual teacher
 

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i would recommed chem contexts 2 - it is very detailed and has lots of questions and a CD full of the answers. I also have conquering chem and excel, but those don't seem as good but i look at them occasionally.
Sucess One is great for practise papers because it has the worked solutions. Otherwise, i find the internet a great help, and my teacher of course!
 

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well, conquering chemistry is good for dot pts where u just regurgitate the text but for others, i would recommend chem contexts.
 

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Another thumbs up for chem contexts. Also Excel isnt too bad, nor is Macmillan.
 
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if you want really hard questions, launch yourself for conquering chemistry, its very handy at that

i also use cambridge chemistry, i find it very straightforward, macquarie chemistry can be vague and i hate the questions on it, the questions on cambridge chemistry are also very good, using key words
 

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I use Conquering Chemistry and the excel guide. they are both very helpful and i make my summaries from them. also i am planning to buy success one HSC chemistry for past papers.
 
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watch out for hsc questions in your yearly year 11 and half yearly year 12 (for upcoming year 11s)
 

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