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Paragraph and section spacing in the printed version could be improved to enhance organization and readability; for example, a section title that appears at the end of a page can be anchored to the section text so that it starts at the beginning of a new page.
New paragraphs should be indented. I would like to see a more global perspective by extending the context of these examples to concerns that are beyond North American boarders. There is also very little discussion of the environment. Regardless of the cultural context, this is a leading concern for our students and society, it is important that students make the connection between chemistry and the environment. The visuals in the book could be vastly improved in terms of appeal and quantity.
Discussion of imperial units ounces, feet, Fahrenheit etc. This is especially true for the section on unit analysis in Chapter 2. The current version is a single, gigantic file which takes forever to download and open, even on a fast computer.
The single file version allows the entire text to be searchable, but this takes a long time and often generates too many hits to be useful. In the Preface, the author tries to put chemistry in context for students by supporting the view that chemistry is the "central science", sandwiched between physics and biology.
I feel this hierarchical view of the sciences is antiquated. A more modern understanding is that all the sciences and mathematics, indeed all academic disciplines, are interrelated, each discipline depending on knowledge from all other fields for inspiration and insight.
The textbook does not have a glossary, index or table of contents. This textbook is not in depth enough for science majors. However, it might suffice as a prep course for students that have never taken any highschool chemistry.
In chapter 4, In chapter 4, double replacement reactions are introduced. Yet only precipitation reactions are given as examples even though some of the exercises involve strong acids reacting with weakly basic salts. Arrhenius acid-base reactions are treated separately as neutralization reactions. Also, when single replacement and synthesis combination reactions are introduced no attempt was made to present them as examples of redox reactions.
Redox reactions are treated separately at the end of chapter 4. Chapter 6 Gases , is not in depth enough. Kinetic-molecular theory is completely left out. Chapter 7 appears to cover basic thermochemistry fairly adequately. However, thermodynamics is not covered deeper anywhere in this textbook.
Chapter 8 Electronic Structure also is not in depth enough. The textbook treads very lightly on quantum mechanics. Thus, the student will never learn the contributions made by Einstein, De Broglie, Heisenberg or Schrodinger. There is a short paragraph on photon energies but no credit is given to Max Planck. In the section on periodic trends, the shielding effect and effective nuclear charge are not mentioned at all.
Thus, students will get the false impression that actual nuclear charge and average distance of valence electrons from the nucleus principal quantum number are sufficient for explaining periodic trends. In Chapter 9 Chemical Bonding , the concepts of formal charge and resonance stabilization are not discussed anywhere. In the section on molecular geometry, trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral geometries are left out altogether. Also, students are not even introduced to molecular polarity and dipole moments.
The next chapter Intermolecular Forces briefly jumps into dipole-dipole forces but with few examples and little explanation. Likewise, very few examples are given to understand the relative strengths and nature of dispersion forces and hydrogen bonding. Chapter 13 equilibrium seems nearly in depth enough despite the fact that the textbook leaves out kinetics altogether. This chapter includes acid-base and solubility equilibria. However, buffers are only treated qualitatively.
Also, the effect of strong acids on solubility of weakly basic salts is not discussed. Electro-chemistry was covered fairly adequately in this textbook although cell potential under non-standard conditions Nernst Equation was not covered at all.
Standard cell potential also was not related to the thermodynamic equilibrium constant. In the section on electrolysis, there are no stoichiometric calculations involving charge. The final chapter Organic Chemistry covers organic nomenclature reasonably well. No mention is made of resonance stabilization of aromatic compounds. Elimination reactions are discussed very briefly. No other reactions appear to be discussed in this chapter.
This works for binary acids such as hydrochloric acid but not for oxy-acids such as sulfuric acid. The author does clarify that he will expand on the definition of acids and bases in chapter Electron affinity in chapter 8 has the opposite sign compared to the IUPAC definition, Lattice energy is not clearly defined in chapter 9 chemical bonding.
In some of the exercises in chapter 9, Lewis dot symbols are somewhat arbitrarily assigned to transition metals e. This is very confusing for students. For clarity, Lewis dot symbols should only be assigned to main group elements. At the end of the chapter, the irritating effect of aspirin to the stomach lining due to its mild acidity is overstated.
The textbook is unified around the theme of food chemistry. From time to time, any new discoveries in relation to food chemistry could easily be updated. At times, the author may have tried to simplify chemical terminology a little too much.
For example, lattice energy is not clearly defined and is not placed in adequate context. Intermolecular forces are discussed only briefly not placed into adequate context either especially in relation to dipole moment. However, in sec. However, the sections sometimes appear to be broken up too much.
For example, chapter 6 gases starts off by solving a lot of problems involving the simple gas laws. However, when ideal gas law is introduced in a later section, it is not related to the simple gas laws. Acids and bases are introduced before equilibrium. It is quite possible to move the material in the acid-base chapter to the middle of the chapter on equilibrium before the section on acid-base equilibria.
Common ionic charges could have been related to the group number in the periodic table rather than referring students to a later chapter and telling them to memorize these charges. Formatting errors occur frequently throughout the textbook whichd will be thoroughly confusing for students. Here are some examples: Sec. Exercise 1b, 2b pg. In example 12 pg. Section 3. Many calculations throughout the textbook have inadequate spacing. At times, html tags show up. Some balanced equations are improperly formatted.
The bar, the IUPAC unit of pressure under standard conditions, is not mentioned anywhere in the textbook. On the whole, this textbook reads at the high school level at best. Though most of the topics necessary in a first year chemistry course at the university level are covered, there is a lack of depth in explanations and concepts. With this being With this being said, this text is far more suitable for students that are inexperienced in general chemistry and require the most basic of background information before entering the more detailed first year chemistry curriculum.
The text does include a substantial number of figures that support the written text; however, the figures that are included are, for the most part, not visually striking and therefore may not support learning while assisting in maintaining student interest. The addition of a table of contents, index, and glossary is required in order to allow students to find specific information easily in the hard copy. Many first year students rely heavily on chemistry text glossaries to supplement their learning and studying as first year chemistry courses typically introduce students to a large number of terms and definitions they are not familiar with.
Though diagrams support the text, they tend to lack visual appeal and sometimes appear unnecessary. There does not appear to be any bias in the text, though more discussion of SI units and less discussion on conversion of imperial units to metric units in Chapter 3 would be beneficial.
With this being said there are some notable additions that are necessary for modern first year chemistry courses at the university level. The text explains VSEPR theory quite well while focusing on the Bohr model of the atom; however, Molecular orbital theory, the Quantum Mechanical model, and reaction rate kinetics are not discussed at all. Though the text spends a brief time discussing the calculation of pH, it does not discuss buffers in significant detail. It also does not introduce the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation so students will not learn how to easily calculate the pH of weak-acid buffers.
As this is a topic that is utilized in many sub-disciplines of chemistry, it should also be included in more detail. However, I feel it is overly concise and at times over simplified. Students in a first year chemistry course should be learning the technical information behind concepts as this information is going to be referred to for the rest of their careers. This text uses relatively lay terminology to describe concepts. The many small sections could be easily rearranged as needed to fit into a course as desired and may actually be required in order to help material flow better and these sections do not heavily reference other sections in the text.
That being said, the end of section questions will not engage students in enough depth to truly test their understanding of the concepts at hand and instructors will likely wish to complement these sections with additional assignments or testing.
This can be less conducive to student learning as many of these answers are on the same page as the question making completion of the question without looking at the answer very difficult. It may also be more conducive to student learning to introduce chemical bonding and states of matter early in the text.
It is beneficial for students to understand these concepts before discussing other topics in greater detail. It may also be beneficial to move VSEPR theory and molecular geometry to later in the text as is can be more easily understood for many students after chemical bonding has been discussed in more detail.
Additionally, it may be more desirable for some instructors to move the discussion on solutions and concentrations closer to the chapter covering the mole and stoichiometry while moving the section on Redox reactions to be included with the chapter on oxidation and reduction.
Simply rearranging the order in which these chapters are discussed can easily accommodate these issues when using this text but will likely require additional planning and preparation on the part of the course instructor. Additionally, the hyper-links are obviously not of use in the hard copy, which becomes problematic when trying to view some of the figures that are hyperlinked to the text in the PDF version.
This is in addition to multiple typos, including areas where html tags are still visible instead of the properly formatted text.
Though the overall organization of the text may be less than desirable for some instructors, the fragmented organization can be easily pieced together through a more modular teaching approach. The text on the whole does not provide substantial depth or technical background in many of the topics discussed.
Although it may not be appropriate for the first year university level, it does provide enough depth to supplement a general interest chemistry course or an adult upgrading course for individuals seeking high school equivalency before entering university level coursework. Additionally, the discussion on conversion of imperial units to metric units in Chapter 3 is not relevant in Canada and is not often seen in other chemistry texts used in Canadian universities. David W. Ball of Cleveland State University brings his new survey of general chemistry text, Introductory Chemistry , to the market with a fresh theme that will be sure to hold student interest: "Chemistry is Everywhere.
Throughout the chapters, David presents two features that reinforce the theme of the textbook, that chemistry is everywhere. This feature takes a topic of the chapter and demonstrates how this topic shows up in everyday life. These products are chemicals, aren't they?
This book explores some of the chemical reactions like the ones that give students clean and healthy teeth, and shiny hair.
This feature makes it clear to students that chemistry is, indeed, everywhere, and it will promote student retention in what is sometimes considered an intimidating course.
The second boxed feature focuses on chemistry that students likely indulge in every day: eating and drinking. Carbonated beverages depend on the behavior of gases, foods contain acids and bases, and everyone actually eats certain rocks. Cooking, eating, drinking, metabolism — all chemical processes students are involved with all the time. These features allow students to see the things we interact with every day in a new light — as chemistry.
Just like many of the one-semester chemistry books you may be used to, each section in David Ball's starts with one or more Learning Objectives, which list the main points of the section. Each section ends with Key Takeaways, which are reviews of the main points of the section. David took the time to treat mathematical problems in Introductory Chemistry one of two ways, either as a conversion-factor problem or as a formula problem. David believes having two basic mathematical approaches converting and formulas allows the text to focus on the logic of the approach and not tricks or shortcuts; which speaks to the final point about Introductory Chemistry.
You'll notice that David took no shortcuts with the material in this text, his inviting writing style, concise approach, consistent presentation, and interesting pedagogy have given it some of the best peer reviews we've seen at Flat World.
So, order a desk copy or dive in now to see for yourself. Ball is a professor of chemistry at Cleveland State University in Ohio. His specialty is physical chemistry, which he teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels. About 50 percent of his teaching is in general chemistry: chemistry for nonscience majors, GOB, and general chemistry for science and engineering majors. In addition to this text, he is the author of a math review book for general chemistry students, a physical chemistry textbook with accompanying student and instructor solutions manuals, and two books on spectroscopy published by SPIE Press.
He is coauthor of a general chemistry textbook with Dan Reger and Scott Goode , whose third edition was published in January His publication list has over items, roughly evenly distributed between research papers and articles of educational interest. Introductory Chemistry 15 reviews David W. Content Accuracy rating: 4 The book's chapters I reviewed appeared to have accurate chemistry information.
Clarity rating: 5 For the most part, the book was clear for terms of word choice for my relevant chapters. Consistency rating: 5 The book appeared consistent. Modularity rating: 5 The book was broken up into sub-units for easier processing. Interface rating: 3 Without a table of contents, it took more time to scroll in order to identify relevancy for this OER. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 I didn't notice any grammar errors or inconsistencies.
Cultural Relevance rating: 5 No cultural insensitivity or offensiveness noted. Content Accuracy rating: 5 I found no major errors. Clarity rating: 5 I find this book to be very readable and written in simple language appropriate for beginning level students and English-language learners.
Modularity rating: 5 Each section of each chapter begins with learning objectives, has examples in the text, and ends with exercises. Grammatical Errors rating: 5 I found no grammatical errors. Cultural Relevance rating: 5 The examples seem chosen to be neutral — relating a historical event, like the explosion of the Hindenburg or describing a factual situation, like the varying thickness of old glass panes.
Comments If it weren't for the problems with equations and figures not displaying correctly, I would use this book. Content Accuracy rating: 4 Page — the example that refers to the Grand Canyon being formed because the rocks were dissolved is inaccurate. Clarity rating: 5 Topics are described clearly, and there are many references to figures and tables in order to better convey certain information. Consistency rating: 5 Chapters are set up in a very consistent framework, starting with an introduction before leading into the topics being covered.
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