Need to learn to basics to advance level.

[hockey97]

Hi, I graduated college and am not a chem major. I was able to take electives and could pick any class I wanted in the sciences. I really wanted to take both chem and physics. However, I could could pick one sciences and most of my friends picked astronomy, geography because it was an easy A.

 

I myself had to choose between physics and chemistry. I picked chemistry and was able to select the 3rd chem class level which does a review over basics and takes you to an intermediate level of chemistry.

 

I got an A in that class and it's been a few years since then. I personally want to go back to the basics and review what I learned and try and self teach to a higher level. I find chemistry really fun and have an interest in it.

 

I would like someone to suggest a good book that will teach me the basics which normally start off by taking measurements and doing conversions all the way to balancing the chemistry equations to ions etc. The last few chapters I think were on the chemistry of medicine about solutes etc and eletro chemistry on how batteries work.

[hypervalent_iodine]

Kahn academy is a great resource. In the way of textbooks, I would recommend Blackman's Chemistry. We use that book to teach low level undergrad at my university, and it's fairly comprehensive.

[studiot]

This is good

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chemistry-Palgrave-Foundations-Rob-Lewis/dp/0230291821

 

and this is good

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/General-Chemistry-Principles-Modern-Applications/dp/0132064529

 

After these you will need to look for books in specific chemistry subject areas eg organic chemistry, analytical chemistry etc.

 

One more for the road for those who are cramming for an exam bu reading for love of the subject.

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atkins-Molecules-Peter/dp/0521535360

[jessehk]

One good book that is fun to read is general chemistry by Linus Pauling. It is a bit old but is still relevant and covers on many topics.