Homework Helpers: Chemistry, Updated & Enhanced Edition
By: Greg Curran
Published: April 15, 2011
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
ISBN-10: 1601631634
ISBN-13: 978-1601631633
Publisher: Career Press
"A person who learns chemistry often begins to see things that others don't see, because he or she comes to understand and appreciate the interactions of invisible atoms that make up the world around us", writes teacher of Chemistry and Physics at Fordham Preparatory School in New York, Greg Curran, in his very user friendly and easy to understand book Homework Helpers: Chemistry, Updated & Enhanced Edition. The author provides a valuable study guide for supplementing a chemistry textbook, or for utilizing as a review workbook for preparing for any standardized tests.
Greg Curran is like the Chemistry teacher that everyone wishes was their instructor in the course. The author presents the study and review material in an interesting and informative way that provides context for each of the lessons. Greg Curran understands not only the importance of understanding basic chemistry to our lives, but he also recognizes that Chemistry is a course that requires a lifetime of study. With the ever expanding influence of chemistry in our daily lives, a strong working relationship with the subject matter is essential for everyone. As a result, this book is not only helpful for high school students, or for college preparation, but offers a unique opportunity for anyone to learn or review this vital subject material.
Greg Curran (photo left) not only explains the concepts of Chemistry, but also shares why these ideas are important to learn and understand. The author places the lessons in a real world context, providing that often elusive relevance for both high school students and adult learners. For lovers of lifelong learning, and those who possess a curiosity about how and why the natural world works as it does, this is an excellent guidebook for discovering the basic building blocks of the subject. The book also provides a base for expanding study more intensively into the many branches that make up the study of Chemistry. As Greg Curran explains, many people who struggled with the concepts of Chemistry in high school, find the ideas become more understandable over time. For high school and college entry students, this book offers a jump start toward a better grasp of the subject matter, at an earlier age.
For me, the power of the book is how Greg Curran combines a strong theoretical background to the principles of Chemistry, with easy to follow lessons for learning the course material. An added bonus is the way the author balances the lessons with real world examples of their effects on our lives. The book is divided well into a logical format, each chapter color coded for simple navigation, designed for both better learning and reviewing the subject material. Each chapter contains numerous review questions, and unlike many answer sections, the author doesn't simply provide the right answers. Greg Curran goes beyond simply pointing to the correct answer but also explains why that answer is correct.
I highly recommend the valuable study and review guide Homework Helpers: Chemistry, Updated & Enhanced Edition by Greg Curran, to any students who are currently studying Chemistry, are preparing for any standardized test, and for any adults interested in either discovering or relearning the joys and value of Chemistry. This book is an excellent primer for lifelong learners who want to widen their knowledge base to include that of Chemistry.
Read the helpful and well organized book Homework Helpers: Chemistry, Updated & Enhanced Edition by Greg Curran, and find out that Chemistry is not only fascinating, but fun as well. This book will change your perception of this critical and worthwhile area of study.
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