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[Coolman2]

Is it good for chemistry? im using jacaranda hsc 2 atm for making notes.....

is there a better textbook?

 

[dan964]

use more than one source
so use conquering Chem and jacaranda together
two tips
use jacaranda for nomenclature
use conquering chem for redox (9.2.4)

also there are several people's notes on the web
or you can buy them
I happen to have some... but again most people tend to use just conquering chem
Jacaranda is the better textbook for practicals and I would use dotpoints Chem only for the research style practicals except for the ones in the first topic.
I used a university textbook I found on the web for 9.2.2 diagrams
and a NZ website for 9.5.3

so my general advice is to use a variety of sources
if you have the time try to implement trial/hsc questions with your study material.

 

[dan964]

and yes it is decent
but no textbook is perfect

 

[SuchSmallHands]

I used Conquering, Contexts and Jacaranda all briefly throughout the year and Jacaranda was my favourite by far. A lot of people say it has superfluous information in it, which I won't argue because seriously there is a lot of weird extraneous detail in that book, but I liked the bit of extra depth it had on things that actually mattered. It explains the mechanics of what's going on in a chemical process so much better than most resources which are like 'here, rote learn this definition and equation and move on'. I got a band 6 using mostly just Jacaranda, so it worked for me.

I loved Chemistry Pathways 2 (Macmillan) as well, though it's written for a slightly older syllabus. It's written by the same guy as Jacaranda but it's a little more succinct and to the point. It's about 15 years old now but if you can get your hands on it it's worth the read.

 

[enigma_1]

Jacaranda is the best! Defs b6 material. Use conquering in conjunction