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It presents material in straightforward, easy to understand ways. This book is great for people who want to learn the basics of chemistry but don't necessarily have a scientific background.
Overall, I found it useful and clear, again I used mostly to refresh my memory. This is not a book with definitive answers to complex questions, but a useful tool to review basic concepts. I usually don't have much of a problem with science and math, but for my first Chemistry class in college I choose to read this as a supplement. The reason being, I have not had a chemistry class in a few years.
There's a lot of common sense to the world and the way it operates on an atomic and subatomic level. Believe it or not, chemistry is mainly common sense. If so don't worry because you get a nice slow introduction before that part. That's a heterogenous catalyst.
Obviously when I bought this book I knew nothing at all about chemistry. Although I haven't taken any chemistry courses yet, I have faith that just this book alone will give me an edge over the other students in general chemistry as well as organic chemistry. Catalysts aren't even discussed until a third of the way into the book. And I must say that this book majorly helped me to understand what I had originally assumed was a tough subject to learn.
Still sound complicated. I'll have to check back then and write a follow-up review, but for now this book is highly recommended. If you're like I was and feel threatened by chemistry, don't worry about it. Example, if you had two molecules and wanted one of them to hit the other right on a certain spot, you can use a "catalyst" which will hold down one of the molecules so that its other side is showing and available to be hit or bonded, etc.
EdD Moore. Thanks John T. It is such a detailed book. I used to think I knew a lot about chemistry, but when I read Chemistry For Dummies, I learned a lot more.
I needed this book for my nursing entrance exam, it was for sure worth every penny.
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