Physical Chemistry - Peter Atkins, Julio De Paula Reviews

As a chemistry undergraduate this is one of the core texts for my course. I spent in excess of £30 on this in my first year, and this was largely wasted money. I've picked it up to study with on less than ten occasions in two years. On the few occasions I have actually tried to use the book as a study aid, I've found it stodgy and ...  Read the complete review

After starting at UCL to read Chemistry; I had to purchase the specified core textbooks needed for the course, this was one of them. There are three main branches in Chemistry; Organic, Inorganic and Physical. I would have to say that Physical is the toughest branch out of all of them due to its highly theoretical and mathematical nature. I enjoy ...  Read the complete review

At my University (Imperial College, London) This is the bible for Physical Chemistry. Used extensively by both the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering departments, it has been the text book of choice pretty much ever since the first edition was released back in 1978. Book Structure The book is divided into an introduction and 3 ...  Read the complete review

It must be said that this is not the best book I have read recently. Published by the Oxford University press, this book shows much promise until you actually start to delve deeper that just browsing. On the whole the explanation is pretty poor not to mention almost impossible to follow unless you actually have a degree. In many ...  Read the complete review

How Far,How Fast ? -Cambridge Modular Board Price : 8 pounds If your stuck with A level physical chemistry this could be the book for you , even if you are not studying Cambridge board ( i didn't ) . I found chemistry A level really hard and I struggled through most of it , luckily with lots of learning I passed it ! I found ...  Read the complete review

This is an essential book for any undergraduate studying chemistry. Unfortunatly, as an undergraduate, you cannot escape the horrors of physical chemistry, so you may as well try to make life a bit easier for yourself! This book certainly does help. It's a book which not only explains the most difficult concepts of physical chemistry (which ...  Read the complete review