One case is where the electronic configurations of Cr and Cu are not correct. In another case, the magnitude and the units are not separated by a space, e.
The history of chemistry should have been researched as the history of chemistry is very biased towards Europeans versus other races who really have been practicing chemistry for many years. The text and its examples are both relevant and timeless; the classic Haber-Bosch Process for the production of ammonia is an example.
Topics such as thermochemistry, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry are some of the topics that I learned as a high school student at The Lodge School in Barbados in the s.
Such topics will be around for many years to come. One thing to note, If instructors adopting this textbook had access to the original document as a MS Word document; then required updates would be simple and straightforward; as editing the textbook in converting a. The textbook is more than adequate in terms of clarity, however some of the example calculations would benefit from additional formatting as soon as possible. It is best to use Equation Editor to write the answers, and show the answers and equations, line by line, where dimensional analysis would be easier to understand.
A good example is in the use of this problem: Ethanol has an enthalpy of vaporization of The compound has a vapor pressure of 1. At what temperature is the vapor pressure equal to 0. Also, the calculations involving percentage abundances should be rewritten.
The textbook needs some overhaul in some areas, especially the topic involving transition metal chemistry. The textbook is very consistent in terminology and presentation, even with all of the errors and formatting within. All of the typical topics for a year-long general chemistry course are present, but having a table of contents the textbook would be very modular. Personally, chapter 8 should have been merged with chapter 2. All thermochemical topics and problems should have been in one chapter.
A chapter with covalent and ionic bonds should have presented along with Lewis dot structures. A more definitive chapter on mathematical concepts should have been the first chapter, inclusive of logarithms, indices, standard notation, and significant figures, and some brief statistical analysis. See my answer for question 6. Some of the topics could have been reorganized and be combined as some appear to be segregated.
The last chapter involving organic chemistry was tacked on and appeared to be rushed to make a comprehensive textbook. Simply put; there are just too many errors in equation both chemical and mathematical formatting to make this text useable. See my answer to question 1. It would be wise for the authors to have an English proof reader read this online textbook and correct this and all grammatical errors. We need to have future STEM scientists write manuscripts and textbooks that are free of grammatical errors.
This is a chemistry textbook that will be very useful for all races as chemistry is a universal science. As such, we at ODU, are always looking for ways to lower the cost of their education without a compromise in quality. I am very excited to learn of the Open Textbook Library as a method of reducing textbook costs, and was hopeful that this textbook would have met the needs of such students. Unfortunately, at this moment in time, because of the significant formatting issues and the way the content is presented, I am unable to recommend this text to the instructors who teach at the freshman level.
If in the future the problems I have highlighted in this review are corrected, I would be willing to recommend this textbook to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Old Dominion University. There are two versions of this text, an online version and a pdf version, with a significant difference in quality between them.
The pdf version does not have a table of contents, glossary, appendix or index, making it extremely difficult to The pdf version does not have a table of contents, glossary, appendix or index, making it extremely difficult to navigate, and leaving out the reference aspect of a textbook. The online version, on the other hand, contains all of these things, and follows the table of contents accordingly.
Again, there is a difference between the online version and the pdf one. The online version is formatted correctly, so that mathematical equations and calculations line up appropriately and all symbols, superscripts, etc.
This formatting is lost in the pdf version, making it difficult to follow the examples even as a professor in the subject. These accuracy issues apply only due to formatting in the pdf version. I found no inaccurate information, calculations or equations when reading through the online version.
As general chemistry concepts are not changing, I find no longevity issues. The examples given are relevant to the real world, and tie in nicely with things that the students are better able to understand. The only issue would be those formatting ones that would be necessary updates for the pdf version.
The text itself is clear and well written, but again, the formatting within the pdf version makes it hard to understand and follow. Again, the online version is much better, but I cannot expect all of my students to remain online to read their textbook. Terminology and framework is consistent. I did not find any significant changes in how the material was presented or the terms used.
The online version is easy to parse into small sections or pieces, enabling you to assign different sections at different points in time. The pdf version would be impossible, as there is no table of contents, and it is trial and error with a lot of scrolling to find out where you are. There are no additional indicators or labels of section numbers or chapters except at the beginning of each chapter or section.
If the examples or exercises in the sections and chapters were numbered with the chapter and section, that'd make it a lot easier.
The topics are presented in a logical order for a typical science major oriented curriculum. The flow is good. Navigation and the interface on the online version is good. Occasionally, when you are scrolling through worked examples with equations or calculations, that top navigation menu is visible, but you cannot click on it.
This issue stops when you scroll away from those areas. There are also images and figures within the online version that show up as "permanently unavailable". The pdf version is very difficult to navigate, and the lack of formatting makes the text blend together and is difficult and monotonous to read. The images that are "permanently unavailable" in the online version do show up in the pdf version, but all of the equation and calculation formatting make them show up in a long string of characters, with the loss of any LaTeX or html formatting.
While I did not find anything that was culturally insensitive or offensive, I also did not find much that showed human culture at all. While the overall text and content of the textbook are the same in both versions, the online version is a much better textbook than the pdf version. The pdf version's lack of formatting, table of contents, glossary, index and appendices make it an unusable textbook. There does not appear to be an index or glossary in the. The textbook does cover all the major topics typical of a first year General Chemistry course, as well as some of the more popular additional topics that are The textbook does cover all the major topics typical of a first year General Chemistry course, as well as some of the more popular additional topics that are sometimes covered if there is sufficient time.
Although the text can be searched for keywords quite easily, the lack of an index or glossary would make it difficult for a student to use this textbook if they were not familiar enough with the subject to be able to choose appropriate keywords to search. The content appears to be accurate in its intent; however, the errors and omissions in the. Implementing updates could be a challenge given the static nature of the. The text of this textbook is clearly written and should be quite accessible to entry-level students.
The terminology and voice of the textbook is consistent, although many of the formatting and technical errors can cause problems in this consistency. The textbook should be reliably modular, although the errors make it difficult to use in any manner. The organization is appropriate. Structure and flow are significantly disrupted by the formatting and technical errors. This is a disappointing example of an online open textbook.
The formatting is quite simply horrible with many missing figures, repeated sections of the text, poorly or incorrectly formatted figures or equations and other presumably technical problems that make the text essentially unusable.
There are occasional grammatical and typographical errors throughout, but they do not significantly impact the readability of the text. The figures used in the. While this prevents over- or under-representation on any group, it is disappointing that the authors do not choose to feature the human side of chemistry more prominently, as would be consistent with their stated objectives to make chemistry more relatable to the student.
This would also be an opportunity to proactively feature chemists and other scientists from traditionally under-represented groups to serve as aspirational role models for the students using the textbook. This open textbook is disappointing. Averil has authored some quality texts in the past, so I am unsure if the problems lie with the author, or the publisher, or just the randomness of software interpretation when uploading and downloading large files.
I suspect that all parties involved in the publication of this open textbook bear responsibility for the poor quality product they have provided. Contributions of this poor quality do an extreme disservice to the open textbook community by giving naysayers an example of what appears to be shoddily pieced together content. I downloaded the. This is the only format available directly from the University of Minnesota open textbook webpage.
The stated philosophy of the textbook is sound, and I appreciate its intent. My approach to general chemistry is similar and I would welcome a reliable textbook especially an open textbook that aligns well with my preferences. The technical errors in this textbook are glaring and should be unacceptable.
I would not consider using this open textbook for my classes, and furthermore, I would encourage the authors, the publisher, and the University of Minnesota to remove this content from the web unless and until it can be presented in a more responsible fashion.
The text is designed to serve science and engineering majors requiring a one year course in general chemistry and the text contains all of the required material and topics to accomplish this task. In the preface, the authors list eight specific In the preface, the authors list eight specific objectives they wish to accomplish with this text and I feel that they do indeed accomplish their goal. These examples coupled with classroom demonstrations various salts dissolved in methanol and ignited, to explore the colors of fireworks have proven effective in capturing student interest.
The text lacks a table of contents, index or a glossary and the lack of these is a serious impediment to students. PDF and these the errors make sections of this text unusable. This is strikingly apparent in chapter 14, Chemical Kinetics where many operators e, superscript, etc have been replaced with blank squares. The instructor would need to spend significant time correcting these format errors and very little time would be left for teaching!
In assigning the accuracy score I am NOT including the formatting issues. I appreciated the example of the existence high levels of iridium in 66 million year old sediments being major evidence for the asteroid impact that may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, something my students can appreciate and relate to. The author uses the above iridium example in a very nice discussion of the scientific method.
An example is determining the empirical formula of Penicillin; the calculations are written in a linear fashion such that the average general chemistry student would be lost trying to follow the example given. This text is written in such a manner that it would be fairly easy to customize the content to fit the particular instructors preferences.
I was excited to learn of the Open Textbook Library as a method of reducing textbook costs and since a major part of my teaching load is teaching the year long general chemistry sequence I was hopeful that this text would meet my needs. Unfortunately, because of the significant formatting issues present I will be unable to utilize this text.
If in the future the problems I have highlighted in this review are corrected, I would be willing to adopt this text and I would be eager to hear my students reaction to an Open Textbook Library product. The overall goal of the authors with General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications was to produce a text that introduces the students to the relevance and excitement of chemistry. Although much of first-year chemistry is taught as a service course, Bruce and Patricia feel there is no reason that the intrinsic excitement and potential of chemistry cannot be the focal point of the text and the course.
So, they emphasize the positive aspects of chemistry and its relationship to students' lives, which requires bringing in applications early and often. In addition, the authors feel that many first year chemistry students have an enthusiasm for biologically and medically relevant topics, so they use an integrated approach in their text that includes explicit discussions of biological and environmental applications of chemistry.
Topics relevant to materials science are also introduced to meet the more specific needs of engineering students. To facilitate integration of such material, simple organic structures, nomenclature, and reactions are introduced very early in the text, and both organic and inorganic examples are used wherever possible.
This approach emphasizes the distinctions between ionic and covalent bonding, thus enhancing the students' chance of success in the organic chemistry course that traditionally follows general chemistry. Finally, the authors made a conscious effort to treat material that has traditionally been relegated to boxes, and thus perhaps perceived as peripheral by the students, by incorporating it into the text to serve as a learning tool.
To begin the discussion of chemistry rapidly, the traditional first chapter introducing units, significant figures, conversion factors, dimensional analysis, and so on, has been reorganized. The material has been placed in the chapters where the relevant concepts are first introduced, thus providing three advantages:. Consider this text for your course if you are interested in In summary, a text that represents a step in the evolution of general chemistry texts toward one that reflects the increasing overlap between chemistry and other disciplines.
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