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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.

Reviewer's Comments

I recommend this textbook for any major that requires general chemistry. This text, though a reference-type work, can be used as a primary text if the instructor provides problems from elsewhere. Some chapters have a much greater scope than most texts, covering a broad range of topics. It has helpful color illustrations and concept maps. Each chapter ends with list of "What you should be able to do.” The authors make many connections between text topics and phenomena familiar in everyday life, plus there are many links to supplementary material.

Reviewer's Comments     I recommend this book for chemistry, biology, or biotech classes at high schools, community colleges, or trade schools. For biology and biotech it can be used as a supplementary textbook and or reference. For chemistry it is suitable as a primary textbook. All of the sections had reasonable content. Some of the sections were adequately elaborate, and others were too a bit too short. Some contained interesting information discoveries while others helpfully reiterate lab techniques.

Reviewer's Comments
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.

Reviewer's Comments

I recommend this online textbook for first-year community college students. The material is well organized, and presented with superb illustrations and animations, as well as creative demonstrations. There are numerous questions and exercises that encourage students to actively participate in the learning process. This text covers topics in energy resources and environment, and energy conservation methods most relevant to the residential and commercial sectors.

Reviewer's Comments
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.