university chemistry

[heart]

anyone know any books that are good for uni chem in general (I love chemistry)? Also what is a good book to self learn vce year 12 physics (need for GAMSAT).

[huaxiadragon]

For VCE Physics, I recommend Heinemann Physics Textbook. It's comprehensive, lots of good questions and well, it's great.

For Uni Chemistry, The University of Melbourne uses.
S S Zumdahl, Chemical Principles 6th Ed, Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
J McMurry, Organic Chemistry8th Ed, Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning 2012.

So perhaps you want to try it?

[teletubbies_95]

Hey,
I was wondering where you could buy those uni chem books. So which book stores ?
Thanks heapps!

[DisaFear]

Hey,
I was wondering where you could buy those uni chem books. So which book stores ?
Thanks heapps!

You can head over to the Uni bookstores.
There are other stores, I know there's one on Swanston St somewhere, but I'm not too sure on them
I mostly buy them off other people, or online, where they are cheapest.

If interested, I am selling the Monash first-year chemistry textbook here

[Starlight]

Hey,
I was wondering where you could buy those uni chem books. So which book stores ?
Thanks heapps!

Never should you ever have to buy a Uni textbook.

[nisha]

Hey,
I was wondering where you could buy those uni chem books. So which book stores ?
Thanks heapps!

Never should you ever have to buy a Uni textbook.

Why? I was considering buying a Uni chem textbook, because I'm dead bored.

[Hancock]

I bought the books for ESD1 and 2, Calc 2 and Physics 1/2. ESD1/2 books was useless, as was calc 2's book, just because the notes were more than sufficient. Since the School of Physics is notoriously bad at setting reading and questions, I used 'Physics for Scientists and Engineers' so much.

I didn't even open the Chem books my brother (Zumdahl and whatever) and I still pulled a high H1 because the notes the lecturer provides were sufficient for the course 'they' were teaching.

[DisaFear]

Some of us are just peasants Hancock, we aren't as good as you

I found all my textbooks extremely helpful. Definitely buying my books for next year. I guess it just depends on your learning style. Or your lecturers and university.
Textbooks usually contain full explanations that lecturers sometimes skip over, due to time constraints. Helps iron out any creases.
And diagrams! Gotta love diagrams

Also, you can find most of the textbooks online. But again, I'm not a fan of this method, I'd really rather not stare at a screen for too long.

[huaxiadragon]

Ok

Usually the first year uni subjects are quite easy. Hence no need to purchase textbooks. However, for those who's doing subjects in

Science
Medicine
Mathematics.

It's recommended that you buy the textbooks if you wish to obtain high marks. e.g. 80+
Since you will be unaccustomed to the fast pace, and the difficulty of the course. Furthermore, some of the first year lecturers are just plain lazy, hence the lecture notes lack a great deal of details.

Websites I use to purchase Uni books are
http://www.textbookexchange.com.au/content.php/25.html
http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/

Hope this helps

[Starlight]

Hey,
I was wondering where you could buy those uni chem books. So which book stores ?
Thanks heapps!

Never should you ever have to buy a Uni textbook.

Why? I was considering buying a Uni chem textbook, because I'm dead bored.

PDFs (or get them from a friend)/ borrow