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We often frame our understanding of what the space telescope will do in terms of what we expect to find, and actually it would be terribly anticlimactic if in fact we find what we expect to find. ... The most important discoveries will provide answers to questions that we do not yet know how to ask and will concern objects we have not yet imagined. --John N. Bahcall, on the Hubble Space Telescope's capabilities for the advancement of science, quoted in his obituary at CalTech (7 September 2005)
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| Reviewer's Comments
This is a basic text covering the essential topics in a coversational, engaging style. I would recommend this book to be used for the first semester of a first-year physics course. While this is best suited for students who are taking calculus concurrently, basic ideas in calculus are also covered for the students who have less mathematical background.
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Textbook: "Concept Development Studies in Chemistry" (2007)
Author: John S. Hutchinson
Textbook URL: http://cnx.org/content/col10264/latest/
Reviewer: Dr. Mei-Ling Shek, Adjunct Faculty, Santa Clara University
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4.9 |
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4.6 |
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I recommend this book. It is suitable as a primary text for first-year community college students. It is a very well-written introductory general chemistry textbook. This book is especially well suited for students who intend to take more advanced science courses. Each chapter develops a key concept from experimental observations and inductive reasoning. There is a preface that explains the motivation for this approach, and an index of key words and terms.
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Textbook: "Getting Started: Stuff You Should Know Before Delving Too Far into Chemistry" (2009)
Author(s): Stephen Lower
Textbook URL: http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/pre/
Reviewer: Dr. Mei-Ling Shek, Adjunct Faculty, Santa Clara University
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4.3 |
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5.0 |
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4.3 |
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4.7 |
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I recommend this book for community college first-year students as a supplementary textbook. It is for students who wish to catch up with, or review, the essential background needed for an introductory chemistry course. It is a well-written, lively textbook with ample explanations and examples. I especially recommend this text for general science, chemistry, physics, biology, engineering majors.
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