Product Description

The image on the front cover depicts a carbon nanotube emerging from a glowing plasma of hydrogen and carbon, as it forms around particles of a metal catalyst. Carbon nanotubes are a recently discovered allotrope of carbon. Three other allotropes of carbon-buckyballs, graphite, and diamond-are illustrated at the left, as is the molecule methane, CH4, from which nanotubes and buckyballs can be made. The element carbon forms an amazing number of compounds with structures that follow from simple methane, found in natural gas, to the complex macromolecules that serve as the basis of life on our planet. The study of chemistry also follows from the simple to the more complex, and the strength of this text is that it enables students with varied backgrounds to proceed together to significant levels of achievement.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #385039 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1048 pages

Review
"I feel it would make an excellent addition to any chemistry department's coffee table text."(Education in Chemistry, September 2001)

Book Info
Text for undergraduate students majoring in science (chemistry, biology, and premed); providing a foundation in the basic facts and concepts of chemistry. Includes chapter-by-chapter changes; such as reorganized, expanded, and added material. Previous edition: c2000. DLC: Chemistry.

From the Publisher
Offers accurate, lucid and interesting explanations of basic concepts and facts of chemistry, while helping readers develop skills in analytical thinking and problem solving. Features frequent references to common chemicals and numerous photographs of reactions help to focus and inspire interest. Readers are taught to think of problem-solving skills as tools.

Customer Reviews

a chemistry book for all science purposes
THIS BOOK IS A GREAT GUIDE FOR ANY STUDENT WHO WANTS TO LEARN CHEMISTRY AND ALSO A GREAT GUIDE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO PREPARE3 THEM SELVES FOR WHAT'S AHEAD AT UNIVERSITY.

traditional
This is a traditional text that does not stand out from a dozen of other general chemistry textbooks, most of which contain too much materials in order to satisfy approaches of different instructors. As a result, the textbook becomes thicker and thicker or more and more expensive.

Students who might want fresh perspectives should consult Chemistry: A General Chemistry Project of the American Chemical Society by Bell et al.

Best in itself
I have read older editon of this textbook. Older 3rd edition (1988). But it still stands tall among couple of other chemistry books on my shelf. No other book can match the style and elegance of Brady's book IMHO.

There are a lot of books out there maybe more detailed. But Brady's is the one that explain why certain concept is important, how they were discovered and by whom they were developed. Instead of starting explaining each key concenpts in Chemistry, Brady's always start with how previous researchers reached the theory at that time period. And how we can relate them in terms of our current understanding of this wonderful of chemistry.

If Brady didn't lose any his touch, I am 100 % sure and can gaurantee this newer edition will follow its earlier edition's tradition. Even if your course doesn't require this book as a text, go grap one. If you can't afford newer one, go buy old edition. They are still a classic and in fact I am still using 1988 edition.