Ok, but my school teachers recommended us these 3 books for
reference, since one of the authors is a chief examiner in
Cambridge.
UltimaOnline, i'll check out the book by CS Toh as well
(:
Perhaps a note of explanation is in order.
For those who wish to engage Chemistry strictly and
restrictively at 'A' levels through the traditional boring
route-memorization Singapore approach, then doubtlessly those
three "written-for-'A'-levels-only" textbooks are more
suitable.
For those who wish to truly understand, appreciate, enjoy and
experience Chemistry for what it is, and/or those who wish to
experience an accelerated learning (ie. during the JC
years) preview and preparation into Chemistry-based
courses at University levels (eg. Medicine, Dentistry,
Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering), then
the (University-level) textbooks
& guidebooks I recommend are more suitable.
In other words, there is no right or wrong choice. There is only
choice. As with all choices, there are always pros and cons.
There will be, doutblessly, some students reading this for whom
the 3 'A' level textbooks listed will be more suitable. And there
will also be others for whom the textbooks I recommend, be more
suitable. You just have to determine (or choose) for
yourself which group you belong to.
Similarly, is getting tuition right for students? It depends on
the specific student and on the specific subject and on
the specific tutor engaged. What's "right" (ie.
appropriate or helpful) must always be determined on a
case-by-case basis.
