Chemistry (6th edn)
Matthew Almond reviews the new edition of this undergraduate textbook
This is the sixth edition of a well-established textbook, but one that is probably more familiar in the US than in the UK. It aims to be a general chemistry text for students starting on university level chemistry courses.
The authors have set themselves three clear goals in producing this book: first, to strengthen the connection between macroscopic observations and the microscopic behaviour of atoms and molecules, secondly, to enhance problem-solving skills in students and finally to integrate with the on line resources available from the publishers at WileyPLUS. These are sensible aims but to me the book does not quite reach the right level for UK students.
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