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Modern Chemistry
by Raymond E. Davis
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Not Avail (2002)
ISBN: 0030565375
EAN: 9780030565373
Dewy Decimal #: 540
Hardcover: 978 pages
Reading Level: Young Adult
SKU: 08090167
Condition: Very Good As issued
Comments: Hardback. Very good condition with almost no highlights, underlines or notes and no marks except owners names inside front cover. Issued with illustrated cover and no DJ. Cover is very good with minor wear and scuffing. Tight binding and crisp clean text. Very nice book.
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Customer Reviews
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AN Excellent Chem Book
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-05-10
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is my sixth year teaching using this book. I love it.
I have been teaching High School Chemistry for 11 years and have used 8 different books (including teaching AP Chem and teaching at the Community College.)
The good things about the book:
1. For High School Chemistry it is one of the most commonly used.
2. All the topics that need to be covered are covered well.
3. I like the sequencing.
o Some texts try to sequence from a historical perspective (gas laws very early) - which is very confusing for students.
o Other texts may have nuclear chemistry early - which leaves a small percent of the students always thinking that the nucleus changes in chemical reactions.
4. There are many problems for student practice.
5. The website has excellent resources for both students and teachers.
o For students there are work sheets, on-line quizzes and solved problems.
o For the teacher:
I have my student print out the worksheets and do them at home - saves me copying.
They can do the same for some pdf files - there is at least one for every new type of calculation (mole conversions, yield problems, limiting reagent problems ...)
The worksheets have a "teacher edition" -solved for your assistance.
6. The test making software is easy to use, easy to edit and easy to make multiple tests.
Things that could be improved upon:
1. It's big. My students must read through over 900 pages in one academic year. We don't cover it all.
2. I get quite a few "What does that mean?" questions. The text could be written clearer.
3. Most of the questions are math problems. The few conceptual problems are really not deep enough.
4. It is a good middle ground between college chemistry and lower level chemistry.
5. It could use a well integrated lab manual - designed for a 50 minute class.
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Pretty Good book for school
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-12-24
1 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have this book for my Honors Chemistry class since the other college book was too complicated for what we were trying to accomplish. Whenever I opened it up, I found it IMMENSELY more helpful than most books that I have had about chemistry before. Most of the concepts are very easy to understand and are presented in a comprehensible manner. It starts off with a brief intro about the period table, elements, neutrons, protons, ect. and it ends up talking about each family (group number) on the periodic table.
Overall, I think that this is a good book to learn from. I give it 5 out of 5 stars because I believe it is a very nice book that one would be able to learn much from. As being a student, I found this book easy to understand and most of the concepts well presented. Overall: nice book!
-Alex Robinson
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excelent
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-09-07
0 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
I received the book in a very good condition and very fast, thanks for an excelent service.
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