Chemistry for the IB Diploma: Study Guide (IB Study Guides),   ISBN:9780199151424

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Chemistry for the IB Diploma: Study Guide (IB Study Guides) (Purchased on 08/25/2008)
everything was ok

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I used this book two years ago, sorry about late review, but it is the reason why I passed IB Chemistry higher level. In the two weeks or so before the exam I went through the entire book, reading everything and doing the problems at the end of each chapter and it was amazing and very helpful. It organizes everyhting into groups and charts that make it much easier to review/memorize/learn. HL and SL material is also clearly marked. Helped me all throughout the year for reviews for tests also. A must have.

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... but I wouldn't rely too heavily on it. The book was very informative, but it was hard to grasp the basic formulas because they aren't clearly presented- they're just used in examples. While this may work fine for some, it isn't a best choice for presenting information.
It was helpful in studying for my IB test and getting the vocabulary right, but that's about all.

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I believe this is an essential book for any IB chemistry student. This is because of the following reasons:
1. This book is concise and direct. It summarizes what you need to know in IB chemistry in less than 200 pages. This is very concise compared to other IB chemistry books as the IBID's book which has more than 600 pages.
2. This book managed to present information in a relatively interesting way. The organization of paragraphs and information is less "boring" compared to other conventional books.

However, this book is by no means enough due to the following reasons:
1. This book offers very few past IB questions. This is a great disadvantage because solving past exams is a vital part of preparing for the exam.
2. This is a great revision book. It is a study guide perhaps not very fit for 1st time study. In order to use this book alone, you must have a really good teacher.

Now personally, I strongly recommend using this book with another bigger IB or A-level book and solving tons of past exams. The bigger book will be for first time study and this book will be used for monthly revisions. I believe this is the best way to get a 7. By the way, I got a 7 in IB chem. HL.

I hope this review is of benefit.

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I always use this book to study before the tests in class. Its very condensed but does not skip over anything. It also has short and concise definitions which are easy to remember.