mnick12 - 6-5-2010 at 18:02
So I love science in general and chemistry in particular. I am comfortable saying that I know a lot of chemistry for my age. But I have a problem,
since everything I know about chemistry came from reading online and a few books I am missing alot of the theoretical and principal stuff. Things like
understanding the behavior of atoms and how some of the more complicated bonding takes place. I would love to just sit down and listen to some boring
lecture just to understand these things, but my school doesnt offer chemistry until senior year. And switching schools is not an option my father
likes. If things work out I will have an internship at my sates university, but that is not quite a class.
So my question is, would any of you recomend some theoretical chemistry books? I already have 3 books one highschool one, a very interesting book on
Organic synthesis, and a advanced theoretical organic chemistrybook.
The highschool one is very poorly writtten and about 1/2 of it is missing. The Organic chemistry one is very interesting and I understand a decent
amount of it, but the advanced organic one is very tough for me, me reading that is like my dog trying to do trigonometry.
So what I am looking for is books that deal with the concepts and theorys behind chemistry. Also I do like books that deal with synthesis, but that
comes after I learn more of the theoretical stuff.
Comments and advice are appreciated.
DJF90 - 6-5-2010 at 18:08
So you're after theory of organic chemistry? For this, Clayden et al. do a pretty good job, and you'll find a d/l link in the references kindly
provided by JohnWW. The book is in an easy-to-understand format, and its the staple organic textbook of a fair few universities here in the UK.
Magpie - 6-5-2010 at 18:12
I can recommend:
General Chemistry by Linus Pauling (don't let that name scare you 
)
College Chemistry by Holtzclaw et al
You can likely find these used on Abebooks.com
mnick12 - 6-5-2010 at 19:15
Thank you both for the reply I will be sure to check those books out.
SWilkin676 - 10-5-2010 at 06:46
http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Concepts-Problems-Self-Teach...
If you're an adhd type learner like I am and want to some really basic fundamental material try this one. The style of teaching is to tell you then
ask you - forces you to retain the material. This is the one to read before you try to tackle a college chemistry text.
thorazine - 15-5-2010 at 17:05
Lesson one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX6lL6hvoEo&feature=PlayL...
In youtube u'll found a lot of lectures..isn't the same but helps