Ian Guch

A great reference for high school chem classes and good prep for first-year college classes. If the instructor doesn't explain in simple, basic concepts, this is the best go-to resource for back up material. Includes short question exercises in each chapter to cement the student's understanding of every topic covered.
Some topics a tiny bit out of date in this edition. However, those aspects are rarely covered in a high school course (chiral chemistry and some spectroscopy techniques are highly specialized, more suitable for 2nd year chem students at university anyway).… (mere)