Preparation for Chemistry

This is another of the categories of introductory chemistry whose boundaries with non-majors and high school categories are not well-defined. Users are advised to consider books in those categories as well, when considering adoption for courses in which students are not expected to have had a previous chemistry course.

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• Appling, Jeffrey R. and Jean Richardson
• Math Survival Guide: Tips for Science Students
• 2nd Edition
• John Wiley
• 2004
• 188 pp.
• 9780471270546
• $39.95

• Ball, David W.
• Essential Algebra for Chemistry Students
• 2nd Edition
• Brooks/Cole - Cengage
• 2006
• 192 pp.
• 9780495013273
• $30.95

• Bauer, Rich, James Birk, and Pamela S. Marks
• A Conceptual Introduction to Chemistry
• 2nd Edition
• McGraw-Hill
• 2010
• 9780077274306
• Price unavailable

• Beddard, Godfrey
• Applying Maths in the Chemical and Biomolecular Sciences: An Example-Based Approach
• 1st Edition
• Oxford University Press
• 2008
• 512 pp.
• 9780199230914
• $59.95

• Burns, Ralph A.
• Fundamentals of Chemistry
• 4th Edition
• Pearson/Prentice Hall
• 2003
• 784 pp.
• 9780130337191
• $131.8

• Cockett, M
• Maths for Chemists Volume 2: Power Series Complex Numbers and Linear Algebra
• 1st Edition
• RSC Publishing
• 2003
• 134 pp.
• 9780854044955
• £15.95

• Cockett, M
• Maths for Chemists Volume I: Numbers Functions and Calculus
• 1st Edition
• RSC Publishing
• 2003
• 180 pp
• 9780854046775
• £15.95

• Corwin, Charles H.
• Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Connections
• 5th Edition
• Pearson/Prentice Hall
• 2008
• 664 pp.
• 9780132321488
• $135.8
• Previous edition reviewed in Journal of Chemical Education 1998 75 1389

• Cracolice, Mark S.
• Basics of Introductory Chemistry with Math Review
• 2nd Edition
• Brooks/Cole - Cengage
• 2010
• 848 pp.
• 9780495558507
• $112.99

• Cracolice, Mark S. and Edward I. Peters
• Introductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approach
• 4th Edition
• Brooks/Cole - Cengage
• 2010
• 816 pp.
• 9780495558477
• $142.99

• Daub, G. W., William S. Seese
• Basic Chemistry
• 7th Edition and 7th Alternate
• Pearson/PrenticeHall
• 1996
• 652 pp.
• 9780133736304
• $127.8
• Reviewed in Journal of Chemical Education 1996 73(10) A241

• Fisher, Julie and Arnold, John
• Instant Notes in Chemistry for Biologists
• 2nd Edition
• Taylor & Francis
• 2003
• 288 pp.
• 9781859963555
• $35.95

• Goldberg, David E.
• Fundamentals of Chemistry
• 5th Edition
• McGraw Hill
• 2007
• 704 pp.
• 9780073221045
• $127.19

• Hein, Morris and Susan Arena
• Foundations of College Chemistry
• 13th Edition
• John Wiley
• 2009
• 736 pp.
• 9780470554906
• $80
• 9th edition was reviewed in Journal of Chemical Education 1997 74 908

• Jones, A. V., M. Clement, A. Higton, and E. Golding
• Access to Chemistry
• 1st Edition
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• 1999
• 434 pp.
• 9780854045648
• £24.95

• Krieger, Peter
• Understanding Chemical Principles: A Learning Companion
• 1st Edition
• Pearson/Prentice Hall
• 1999
• 256 pp.
• 9780136813217
• $35.4

• Malone, Leo J. and Theodore Dolter
• Basic Concepts of Chemistry
• 8th Edition
• John Wiley
• 2008
• 640 pp.
• 9780471741541
• $128.95

• March, Joe, Ken Caswell , and Jennifer Lewis
• Introductory Chemistry Modules: A Guided Inquiry Approach
• Preliminary
• Brooks/Cole - Cengage
• 2008
• 320 pp.
• 9780618854783
• Price unavailable

• Moore, John T.
• Chemistry for Dummies
• 1st Edition
• John Wiley
• 2002
• 384 pp.
• 9780764554308
• $19.99

• Sackheim, George I.
• Introduction to Chemistry for Biology Students
• 9th Edition
• Pearson/Benjamin Cummings
• 2008
• 352 pp.
• 9780805330755
• $31

• Sivia, D. S. and S. G. Rawlings
• Foundations of Science Mathematics: Worked Problems
• 1st Edition
• Oxford University Press
• 2000
• 96 pp.
• 9780198504283
• $26.5

• Steiner, Erich
• The Chemistry Maths Book
• 2nd Edition
• Oxford University Press
• 2008
• 576 pp.
• 9780199205356
• $60
• Reviewed in Journal of Chemical Education 1997 74 1400 and in Chemistry in Britain 1997 33(4) 59

• Tebbutt, Peter
• Basic Mathematics for Chemists
• 2nd Edition
• John Wiley
• 1998
• 292 pp.
• 9780471972846
• $70

• Timberlake, Karen C
• Basic Chemistry
• 2nd Edition
• Pearson/Benjamin Cummings
• 2008
• 752 pp.
• 9780805344691
• $131.8

• Tro, Nivaldo
• Introductory Chemistry
• 3rd Edition
• Pearson/Prentice Hall
• 2009
• 848 pp.
• 9780136003823
• $135.8

• Tro, Nivaldo
• Introductory Chemistry Essentials
• 3rd Edition
• Pearson/Prentice Hall
• 2009
• 744 pp.
• 9780136019916
• $124.8

• Wink, Donald J., Sharon Fetzer-Gislason, and Sheila McNicholas
• The Practice of Chemistry
• 1st Edition
• W. H. Freeman and Company
• 2004
• 640 pp.
• 9780716748717
• $100
• Reviewed in Journal of Chemical Education 2004 81(1) 36

• Yates, Paul
• Chemical Calculations: Mathematics for Chemistry
• 1st Edition
• CRC Press
• 2007
• 384 pp.
• 9780849391644
• $39.95

• Zumdahl, Steven S.
• Basic Chemistry
• 7th Edition
• Brooks/Cole - Cengage
• 2011
• 640 pp.
• 9780538736374
• Price unavailable

• Zumdahl, Steven S. and Donald J. DeCoste
• Introductory Chemistry
• 7th Edition
• Brooks/Cole - Cengage
• 2011
• 736 pp.
• 9780538736381
• Price unavailable

• Zumdahl, Steven S. and Donald J. DeCoste
• Introductory Chemistry : A Foundation
• 7th Edition
• Brooks/Cole - Cengage
• 2011
• 816 pp.
• 9780618803279
• $159.95

• Bishop, Mark
• An Introduction to Chemistry
• 1st Edition
• Chiral Publishing Company
• 2005
• $69.95