Too many errors
Not even out of the first chapter and errors in units have been encountered (prob 20). I don't trust these people to teach me chemistry!!
written review-mad
THIS ITEM WAS SUPPOSE TO GO TO MY SON IN PRISON AND WAS NEVER DELIVERED
Error... Error.... Error
This Could be a good book IF the editor (or author) had taken a few minutes to proof read it for errors. There are content errors in the text (e.g "celsius temperature equals a Kelvin temperature plus 273 degrees" NOT... Kelvin equals Celsius plus 273. And the book is riddles with errors like this. A signficant number the the ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS are wrong... just flat out wrong. It looks to me like there is a lot of transpostion of information... c for K, etc.
Maybe that was the author's intent. Make so many errors that, as we are working through the book we have to double and triple check against other sources because we don't trust the answers in the book... either that or the author really is a Dummie.
Great, except for the typos and errors
This book is great and fun, but there seem to be A LOT of mistakes when it comes to the Questions and Answers in each chapter.
In Chapter Three alone there are four glaring errors which make you first question your own sanity (ie. "I'm CERTAIN 2000 degrees Celsius equals 2273 Kelvin!") and then question what you're being taught in the book (ie. "2000 degrees Celsius IS 2273 Kelvin! Why are they telling me it's 1727K?!?!").
It makes me wonder what the proofreader was drinking when going through the text...
A Great Workbook Even if You are Not a Dummy
The best way to learn a subject, especially a subject with the reputation of difficulty that chemistry has, is to be engaged while learning. The quartet of authors (Mikulecky, Brutlag, Gilman, and Peterson)of this workbook have organized the material to keep the student actively involved while studying rather than reading a myriad of chemistry facts. I found this a super stand alone book for tutoring students having difficulties with chemistry.
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