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Test Your Chemistry Book Pdf3/29/2021
Reviewed by Leanna Giancarlo, Associat Professor, University of Mary Washington on 43019.The table of standard reduction potentials (Appendix E) would be more difficult to use than most other textbooks as the potentials are listed alphabetically by symbol.
![]() Test Your Chemistry Book Pdf Version DoesThe pdf version does not include a table of contents, index or glossary of terms. The online format is better in this regard with links to chapters and topics in the table of contents. This text is more comprehensive than many others in terms of acid-base equilibria as the authors do an excellent job of providing examples of quantitative amounts at equilibrium for both weak acids and weak bases (the latter is frequently absent). One of these are the exceptions within electron configurations (Chapter 6) where the families of Cu and Cr are only highlighted in Figure 6.4. Emphasis on this difference in the normal pattern of electron configurations and an explanation as to why are missing in the text or figure caption. Additionally, a discussion of shielding appears to be lacking. The content is not up-to-date with many images having been removed and a publication date of 2011. More careful definition of terminology would aid the student as well as elimination of advanced material (e.g. Many chapters contain too much extraneous information that make it more difficult for students to focus on the important learning objectives and key takeaways that are assets to the work. For example, removal of the Essential Elements for Life and Brief History of Chemistry from chapter 1 or Trace Elements in Biological Systems in chapter 7 would improve the flow for the student reader. While several of the graphics (e.g. Tables 2.2, 2.5 and Figure 2.12) are very well done, some figures are unnecessary where they currently occur in the text or provide information that is too advanced for a student at this level. Not all of the chapters contain Application Problems (in a section titled End-of-Chapter Material), where students are given additional practice without the guidance of knowing the topic in advance. The pdf version does not contain these statements (the images have simply been omitted), and the text appears cleaner looking with a larger font. Unfortunately, the pdf version is missing essential aids (table of contents, index, etc.) and hyperlinks; this makes the pdf file difficult to use when a studentinstructor attempts to navigate to a specific location within the text. Finally, the font sizes (especially) within the imagesgraphics changes. This makes information seem more important than was intended by the authors. Note: font changes also occur in the online text but it is less distracting in this format.). For example the atomic structure discussion in sections 1.4-1.7 of chapter 1 is more and less is discussed in. For example the atomic structure discussion in sections 1.4-1.7 of chapter 1 is more and less is discussed in Chapter 6. ![]() Instead of atomic structure that is discussed in chapters 2 and 6, the dimensional analysis (unit conversion) should be introduced to students in chapter 1 which has been included in chapter 3 of this textbook. PDF version of the book lack Table of contents, navigation bar and glossary. The outline of the book pages in PDF version need to be improved to help with the readability of the material. The images and graphics need to be properly positioned in PDF version as well.
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