Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change [Hardcover]

Martin Silberberg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072930438 | ISBN-13: 978-0072930436 | Publication Date: April 15, 2003 | Edition: 3

With each edition, Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change by Martin Silberberg is becoming a favorite among faculty and students. Silberberg’s 3rd edition contains features that make it the most comprehensive and relevant text for any student enrolled in General Chemistry. The text contains unprecedented macroscopic to microscopic molecular illustrations, consistent step-by-step worked exercises in every chapter, an extensive range of end-of-chapter problems which provide engaging applications covering a wide variety of freshman interests, including engineering, medicine, materials, and environmental studies. All of these qualities make Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change the centerpiece for any General Chemistry course.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1200 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 3 edition (April 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072930438
• ISBN-13: 978-0072930436
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,170,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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68 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Story with Chemistry and Silberberg, June 12, 2005

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A. Shankar "blue ego" (NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change (Hardcover)

I am a chemistry major, that does not translate to "I like chemistry" but more along the lines that it was the only feasible premedical degree major.
I never did chemistry in High School and suffered tremendously with the thought of majoring in a science that I was unfamiliar with. What if I hated it? What if I wasnt any good at it? these were questions that haunted me prior to starting my degree. When I did commence, I found textbooks to be very costly and wanted the best for my money.

I realized that the price of a textbook does not make it good, nor the length of it. In saying so I started my chemistry studies with two books, one known as Basic Concepts of Chemistry by Malone, published by Wiley and the second was this. Chemistry the Molecular Nature of Matter and Change by Silberberg, published by Mcgraw Hill.

The first book helped establish an understanding of the fundamentals of chemistry, it was an excellant transition from the layman's english into the scientific paradigm. However when one is doing undergraduate chemistry especially in a premedical degree, it ends up not only being a study but a competition.

I found both these books to take me, an Individual who knew absolutely nothing about chemistry without any prior education in the science to someone who is now relaxed even with Organic Chemistry.

My liking and my understanding of chemistry came directly from these two books. I still treasure them to this day and would suggest anyone in my position to get these books.

I have seen and in detail read over 13 general chemistry books from Cheng to Atkins and even Zumdahl. I would deem these two (Malone and Silberberg) to be the best of all of them. However I do suggest that you peruse through various textbooks in a library prior to buying as an author's writing style matters a lot.

Most people who have an issue with Silberberg see him as being too pleonastic however I would think that he gives substantially beneficial explanations to all those concepts which can potentially render an individual confused and perplexed. Another complaint people lodge with Malone is that his style is too generalized and basic....however one is supposed to be a primer and the second to give and individual a robust understanding of a variety of ideas in Chemistry which are used over and over. Therefore both are appropriately written for the purpose they serve.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent introduction to chemistry, November 20, 2003

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sara aldabe (Buenos Aires Argentine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change (Hardcover)

The book gives a clear and precise introductio to the mail concepts in chemistry. The excellent graphics, examples and discussions on frontiers of chemistry makes this book very useful, and motivates students to go deepest in knowledge.

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I think it is a great text, October 17, 2003

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Richard A. Walker "Rich" (Georgetown, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change (Hardcover)

I was out of school for a long time, in fact, 16 years since I had high school Chemistry, so I was really nervous about taking a tough Chemistry course. I ended up doing great and I honestly believe you can learn the material from the text only. I think it is an excellent text with problems and examples that facilitate learning.

My Physics text, on the other hand, is AWFUL!