Chemistry: The Central Science

I transferred schools and I needed Chemistry: The Central Science for Chem II. The class listed that I needed the 12th edition but they also gave us Mastering Chemistry for free so I figured would just use the E-Book. It turned out to be a pain so about five weeks into the semester I decided I needed a hard copy of the book and decided to check the difference between editions. These are literally the same book with exception to Ch. 22 & 23 in 11E and Ch. 23 in the 12E. Most of Ch.23 in 12E is Ch. 23 with parts of Ch. 22 in 11E, you just have to know where you are supposed to be. Also Ch.25 in 11E is Ch.24 in 12E.Even all of the end of chapter exercises are the same in 11E as 12E just numbered differently and some in different order, but all within the same section. There are some that vary slightly, usually just values, but I'd say 97% are the same. Not all of the sample questions are identical either throughout the chapter but most are.This is a great chemistry book, it is very easy to read and understand and if you put in the work you will see results. Buy the Student's Guide and Solutions To Exercises (all exercises) and you will have no problems with this course.LASTLY: BUY 11e OVER 12e!!!!!! I paid just under $40 TOTAL (including shipping) for the 11e text, Student's Guide, and Solutions To Exercises (all exercises). These books would run me almost $500 at the university bookstore and probably $300 by looking around online.

This is the same book as the 12th Edition except for a few chapters and some slides are basic (self explanatory) in this edition where as in the 12th edition they explain them. Save yourself a hundred bucks and go with this. I got the whole kit and caboodle; text, students guide, answers to red questions and answers to black questions (that's ALL the questions) for a measly $55. That is as much as these people want to charge you to rent it for a few months. Just make sure that you check all sellers for this book as sometimes the featured seller isn't the cheapest. Easy enough to do, but some people won't do it and end up paying too much, but that person won't be you-no way- because you're smart and you read the reviews and you read this review so now you are in the know!

While a bit basic, it's an introductory chemistry book and this is to be expected. It presents content well and in an interesting fashion, and includes interesting chapters that don't make it into most introductory chemistry classes. I still use it, with multiple higher level chem classes under my belt - the equations are nice to have to reference, and when dealing with common compounds it's an easier source to look through for enthalpies, suitabilities, etc. than a large reference text. However, these references are also missing some common compounds in an obvious way - because finding them is used as problems within the text.This book is also pretty much obsolete for actual classes at this point, but that does make it cheaper.

Well written! Coming from a science background, I was thrilled with the clear explanations and examples. Actual problems cover a wide range and there is always a section of questions that integrated what you learned in a previous chapter. Son got a 5 on the AP 2017 using this book,The book is the best!

The book is laid out in the normal sequence providing the learner with a good foundation. The chapter questions are well written and are challenging however, the answers provided help determine progress. In comparison, this book is very similar to the later editions with minor variations.

Great for class

I'm not great at chemistry but if you actually do your readings from this book and do the practice problems you will do much better in your chemistry class. Trust me.

This book is the best book for general chemistry 1 and 2.