Product Description

Calculations in A Level Chemistry guides your students through the various types of calculations which they will encounter during their AS/A level course in a clear and simple way. Suitable for use with all AS and A Level specifications, it helps your students to understand mathematical concepts specific to AS and A Level Chemistry.

• Assumes only a basic knowledge of GCSE Chemistry to help bridge the gap between GCSE and AS/A Level.
  
• Ideal as a self-study text to build students' knowledge and competence in completing calculations.
  
• Uses simple language to clearly explain the basic principles
  
• Guides students through each exercise with help and hint boxes as they gradually progress through the text
  
• Covers variants of each type of calculation
  

"Calculations in AS and A Level Chemistry fills a gap in the market and provides excellent coverage of the calculations needed at A Level. Chapters are clearly laid out, with plenty of worked examples, and there are helpful notes throughout."

The Times Educational Supplement, April 2001.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1781 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

About the Author
Jim Clark is a Cambridge graduate with over 30 years of teaching experience at this level. He was Head of Chemistry and then Head of Science at Truro School in Cornwall. He took early retirement in 1997 and has since concentrated on writing.

Customer Reviews

A brilliant book for anyone who needs help with calculations
This is a really great book,it takes you step-by-step through every type of question you will come across in any A-level chemistry syllabus giving you loads of examples and practice questions along the way.

I found it really easy to understand, and easier to revise,as it is directed towards exam questions. If you find any type of calculations hard, buy the book it is really good...

Too good to be true
This book should be on every A level student's desk. I've just completed my Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) and i used this book for the both unit 1 and 2 of the chemistry course. Jim Clark takes you step by step through all the examples in this book using simple basic mathematics that even a primary schooler could do. i never really liked maths nor anything to do with calculations so i got this book and within a few months i was really confident with my calculations. it has a wide variety of examples and plus end of chapter questions. it's especially helpfull around exam times, you dont really have to read the text book for the topics covered in this book, all you need to do is practice the questions and you're well on you're way to passing. so get this book!!

Extremely User Friendly
This book is a godsend as far as calculations in Chemistry are concerned. The book is printed on quality paper and the content is laid out extremely well. There are sidebars on all the pages that contain information relevant to specific problems. This layout certainly aids conceptual learning.

Jim Clark is consistent in the methods he presents and explains them in a practical way that is easy to understand. The practice questions have worked answers in the back. This is extremely important as it allows students to see where they have gone wrong (if this is the case) and backs up the set methods in the rest of the book. A lot of other text books just give the answer at the back, which can lead to some head scratching if the error is not an obvious one.

The only complaint I would have is that there are not enough practice questions to do. I would gladly pay more for more practice questions with worked answers. This is a minor complaint though. Especially when compared to the quality of explanation. This is extremely important if you are studying by yourself and have no tutor to ask.

The author runs an excellent website at http://www.chemguide.co.uk/ that proves to be a worthy companion to the book.