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Title: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: vexx on March 22, 2010, 09:20:41 pm
Hi,

I've already got the heinemann textbook, what is another good textbook (if there are a few) that has a good variety of questions like heinemenn does? i'm wanting to do quite a few questions from Area of Study 2 in the holidays from a different textbook without using any prac exams:)

Thanks

Vexx
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: happyhappyland on March 22, 2010, 09:25:07 pm
I would think heinemann is the best. The chapter review has a few challenging questions. It is also suggested that you purchase the NEAP chemistry book as it has numerous questions that are actually HARDER than VCAA questions. I havnt book the book myself personally but I am going to.
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: Souljette_93 on March 22, 2010, 09:40:19 pm
We're using heinemann as well. NEAP is good aswell.
I've heard the Study On Jacaranda book is quite good. I don't know personally, i haven't tried the book yet, but i think its worth a try.


Souljette<3
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: Stroodle on March 22, 2010, 11:10:00 pm
The Dimensions text has really good questions in it. It's written by the same person who writes the Neap guides.
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: vexx on March 22, 2010, 11:11:39 pm
Oooooo thanks guys, i'll check out those books, off to the bookstore in a few days:D
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: akira88 on March 22, 2010, 11:28:43 pm
NEAP is good, not as crazy as Checkpoints! I also have the Heinemann textbook.. sigh so many mistakes in it!
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: Edmund on March 22, 2010, 11:31:44 pm
You will be better off doing questions from supplementary books than other textbook problems
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: vexx on March 23, 2010, 12:47:42 am
Quote from: Edmund on March 22, 2010, 11:31:44 pm
You will be better off doing questions from supplementary books than other textbook problems

like NEAP? what are some of the other ones?
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: poohead on March 23, 2010, 10:52:44 pm
checkpoint is the best =D
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: stonecold on March 24, 2010, 01:45:27 pm
Quote from: akira88 on March 22, 2010, 11:28:43 pm
NEAP is good, not as crazy as Checkpoints! I also have the Heinemann textbook.. sigh so many mistakes in it!

omg yes.  soo many mistakes!  really frustrating.

there is a copy of the jacaranda book available here on VN, so you don't have to buy it.  it explains some things better than heinemann, especially spectroscopy...

also  looks to have some useful questions.

I also have the NEAP practice exams...
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: poohead on March 24, 2010, 07:08:21 pm
where the copy of jacaranda book?
:s
can someone give me the link
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: physics on March 24, 2010, 07:14:45 pm
the textbook the school uses...that itself is giving mena enough problems...
i like the neap studyguide :D
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: vexx on March 24, 2010, 08:11:04 pm
^ thankss, i bought the neap study guide :)
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: Slumdawg on March 24, 2010, 08:46:13 pm
Studyon for Chemistry is really good. We use it. I dunno about the difficulty of questions but the concepts are explained quite well.
I would suggest neap as well as studyon for extra questions.
Title: Re: Best Textbook for Questions?
Post by: vea on March 26, 2010, 09:49:29 pm
Does anyone have the eBooks for Heinemann Chemistry Unit 1/2 or 3/4?
I want to see what the questions are like :)