Worth buying TSFX Chemistry Lecture notes ?

[RazzMeTazz]

Hi, I will be going into year.12 next year (2015) and was wondering if it is worth buying the TSFX Chemistry notes which are quite pricey, even second-hand.

I know they include tons of information and many people really enjoy them, but since it is quite expensive, I was wondering is it really necessary to have these notes for Year.12 Chemistry? Does it include information that textbooks miss out on or something? Or is it fine to use the school's Chemistry textbook (Heinemann) and additional resources such as Checkpoints, NEAP, Lisachem questions etc.?

Thanks in advance!

[jooobees]

Hi there! For me personally, buying TSFX notes was possibly the best investment I made into Chem. I highly recommend them because they give you very in-depth explanations and cover the course well (sometimes they go overboard, but hey I'm fine with that). You definitely don't have to go to the lectures to get the full benefit of their notes.
They are good to help you with understanding the chem theory, I found that it included quite a lot of information that my textbook skimmed over (Heinemann I believe).
In addition my teacher was completely hopeless so I relied on them heavily particularly in Unit 3, which I found to be self-explanatory and half of Unit 4. The last bit of Unit 4 (redox, etc.) I wasn't confident tackling on my own so I had a tutor for that.
Checkpoints are good to do throughout the year, which is what I did to thoroughly revise before every SAC. Questions wise, I didn't find the TSFX ones as good.
Not sure about NEAP notes although I did go to their English lecture and only found them mediocre.
If you have any other questions just ask

[nerdmmb]

Hi, I will be going into year.12 next year (2015) and was wondering if it is worth buying the TSFX Chemistry notes which are quite pricey, even second-hand.

I know they include tons of information and many people really enjoy them, but since it is quite expensive, I was wondering is it really necessary to have these notes for Year.12 Chemistry? Does it include information that textbooks miss out on or something? Or is it fine to use the school's Chemistry textbook (Heinemann) and additional resources such as Checkpoints, NEAP, Lisachem questions etc.?

Thanks in advance!

Definitely! They're very insightful and once you get your hands on them, you won't even need to use your textbook (in my opinion) and the explanations are very easy to understand.

[Zues]

There good, i wouldnt vouch for them being awesome. All the stuff in it can be found in the textbook/notes on AN, a few bits and pieces may be good, in no way will having these notes increase your chance of 50.

Good, but not awesome.