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Title: Which textbook is better in terms of explanations and understanding?
Post by: lanvins on December 28, 2007, 03:02:45 pm

Heinemann Chemistry 3& 4(4th edition) or Studyon Chemistry 2?

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Post by: Toothpaste on December 28, 2007, 03:32:51 pm

I like Heinemann better than Jacaranda StudyOn.

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Post by: lanvins on December 28, 2007, 03:58:20 pm

any particular reason?

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Post by: Toothpaste on December 28, 2007, 04:07:48 pm

I find that Heinemann's more easier to understand. StudyOn seems a bit rushed IMHO.

Plus the cover looks better.
(http://www.hi.com.au/chemistry/images/Chem2c.gif)(http://www.studyon.com.au/vic/chemistry/print/chemistry2/images/book.jpg)

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Post by: cara.mel on December 28, 2007, 04:09:51 pm

I like the heinemann one, probably because it was the one I had, but I always liked it more than all the other ones I borrowed off my chem teacher to try and learn wth food chem was (that AOS was so hard x_x)

The old editions, heinemann is easy to understand but sometimes they skip/skim important bits. Or only include it in red in those side bits where you're likely to ignore it. And it has some really awesome pictures :D (if the new one still has these construction guys on scaffolding to highlight how useful aluminium is (will be unit 4), have a look at one of them's hair. xD)

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Post by: Mao on December 28, 2007, 07:29:01 pm

so long as it is not Nelson.... that book was extremely dull and unhelpful...

EDIT: and that was at 1/2
3/4 is progressively darker...

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Post by: Matt The Rat on December 29, 2007, 01:32:54 pm

We're using the Heinemann book at school next year. Used the Year 11 equivalent this year for 1/2.

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Post by: Antonyant on May 06, 2008, 08:45:05 pm

man we use studyon
n i dun like it........
but cant change the schools choice bro....chem is jus hard alll throughout

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Post by: beezy4eva on May 06, 2008, 08:51:57 pm

We use heinemann but last years yr 12s used nelson so one of them sold me theirs for $5. It sucks. Heinemann>Nelson

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Post by: Mao on May 06, 2008, 08:56:29 pm

Quote from: beezy4eva on May 06, 2008, 08:51:57 pm

We use heinemann but last years yr 12s used nelson so one of them sold me theirs for $5. It sucks. Heinemann>Nelson

agreed.
nelson is REALLY bad in my opinion...

but pm me if you want textbooks =P

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Post by: naved_s9994 on July 29, 2009, 07:05:03 pm

Does anyone have a pdf version of Jacaranda?
Or is there none

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Post by: monokekie on July 29, 2009, 07:59:12 pm

Quote from: naved_s9994 on July 29, 2009, 07:05:03 pm

Does anyone have a pdf version of Jacaranda?
Or is there none

ain't it an old post?

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Post by: linny on July 30, 2009, 09:31:30 pm

lol found out recently that my school used to use Heinemann but changed to nelsons a few years ago D: