Stop Faking It! Chemistry Basics - Softcover

Robertson, William C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873552393 ISBN 13: 9780873552394

Publisher: Natl Science Teachers Assn, 2007

Synopsis

Best-selling author Bill Robertson takes a fresh approach to chemistry fundamentals by helping you understand them from the ground up. Instead of hounding you to memorize the characteristics of atoms and the periodic table, Chemistry Basics will help you see those characteristics as a natural consequence of our understanding of

About this title

About the Author

Bill Robertson is a science education writer who reviews and edits science materials and frequently conducts inservice teacher workshops as well as seminars at NSTA conventions. He has also taught college physics and developed K 12 science curricula, teacher materials, and award-winning science kits. He earned a master's degree in physics from the University of Illinois and a PhD in science education from the University of Colorado.

Review

Aimed at teachers, parents, and home-schoolers who lack advanced training in the subject, this accessible text uses plain language to explain the fundamentals of chemistry.... --SciTech Book News, March 1, 2007

The thought of taking a course in basic chemistry (secondary or collegiate) usually conjures up feelings of dread for most students.... So, what's an instructor to do? Throw in the towel or acknowledge the difficulty many students have with understanding basic chemistry? The difficulty is all too real, and what doesn't help matters is the fact that most textbooks explain even simple concepts in a confusing manner. Thus, the need arises for an easy-to-understand guide one that could serve as a companion volume to basic chemistry textbooks. Stop Faking It! fits the bill. The book is focused on making science fun and on helping students and teachers understand not only formulas and rules, but their underlying implications. It manages to present scientific information simply while at the same time diving to an impressive depth of knowledge.... [T]his book does a genuinely fine job of breaking down difficult concepts for students struggling with chemistry. It should be utilized as an additional resource or companion guide for any chemistry textbook. Stop Faking It! Chemistry Basics is strongly recommended to anyone with an interest in basic chemistry. --Chemistry International, Vol. 30, No. 5, September-October 2008. Reviewed by Parker M. Nelson and Hani Morgan.

Winner of the 2008 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. --Association of Educational Publishers

Aimed at teachers, parents, and home-schoolers who lack advanced training in the subject, this accessible text uses plain language to explain the fundamentals of chemistry.... --SciTech Book News, March 1, 2007

Readable and informative I have three other volumes in this series as well, and have found them all useful for planning homeschool science lessons in the middle school years. Like the other books in this series, it presents concepts in a thorough yet non-intimidating fashion. The physics books I needed for review, but I did take it in college. I haven't had chemistry since high school, and the lack of a bibliography or suggested books for further reading is more noticeable. I learned a lot from this book, but I could use pointers to further reading as well. --Reviewed by: Janet C on July 15, 2008

Simple and Helpful. Having taught middle school chemistry and integrated chemistry for years, I was impressed how this little book clarified the chemical concepts of electronegativity, polarity, and ionic and covalent bonding for me. Some of the examples were very simple---however, that is the purpose of the book. I'm anxious to see how other topics are approached in the next volume. --Reviewed by: Margaret Williams (Pampa, TX) on November 28, 2007

Readable and informative I have three other volumes in this series as well, and have found them all useful for planning homeschool science lessons in the middle school years. Like the other books in this series, it presents concepts in a thorough yet non-intimidating fashion. The physics books I needed for review, but I did take it in college. I haven't had chemistry since high school, and the lack of a bibliography or suggested books for further reading is more noticeable. I learned a lot from this book, but I could use pointers to further reading as well. --Reviewed by: Janet C on July 15, 2008

Simple and Helpful. Having taught middle school chemistry and integrated chemistry for years, I was impressed how this little book clarified the chemical concepts of electronegativity, polarity, and ionic and covalent bonding for me. Some of the examples were very simple---however, that is the purpose of the book. I'm anxious to see how other topics are approached in the next volume. --Reviewed by: Margaret Williams (Pampa, TX) on November 28, 2007

Edition details

• Publisher: Natl Science Teachers Assn
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0873552393
• ISBN 13: 9780873552394
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 112
• Illustrator: Diskin Brian