<p>What's the best textbook for AP Chemistry? I've searched and Zumdahl and Brown seem to be the two best ones, with Atkins as a third. Which of these is THE best AP Chemistry textbook? The AP Chemistry teacher at my school is retiring, so I want to self study it.</p>
<p>I use Brown’s “Chemistry: The Central Science” and it worked wonders, although the 10th edition had typos/mistakes.</p>
<p>You should be fine with that and Princeton for an in-depth understanding of the subject matter as well as an easy 5 on the test!</p>
<p>Zumdahl 7th Edition
I use that one this year and it is fantastic and thorough.</p>
<p>Zumdahl all the way(: I used the 8th edition i believe.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend self-studying though, you will need a lot of lab experience to be very successful.</p>
<p>It’s Zumdahl hands down.</p>
<p>I’ve looked at all three of those textbooks and I would have to say Zumdahl’s is the most appropriate for AP Chemistry. Brown’s, imo, can be long-winded at times and doesn’t really explain certain concepts well. Meanwhile, Atkins may be a bit too difficult seeing as it was not intended to be used in AP classes, but is instead used commonly in USNCO prep. Zumdahls is good because it explains everything VERY clearly and has good problems.</p>
<p>I can’t really speak for other books, but Zumdahl is pretty good.</p>
<p>I think Oxtoby’s Principles of Modern Chemistry is the better general chemistry textbook, although it has much more rigorous quantitative elements than the AP Chemistry exam demands.</p>
<p>I used Chemistry: The Central Science. It wasn’t really good. It rambled a lot and the questions didn’t really help to prepare one for the exam.</p>
<p>Used Zumdahl this year, used some convoluted book last year in Honors. I barely understood a word of it.</p>
<p>If you need a copy of Zumdahl, I have a complete pdf of the book. PM me for a link.</p>
<p>Thank you so much guys, it looks like I’ll go with Zumdahl</p>
<p>@kaipai - I went to the links but I don’t understand how to download the textbooks. The website doesn’t look very credible either. Did you download the textbooks from these websites? How?</p>
<p>Zumdahl has so many versions. Which one for AP Chem review?
Thanks.</p>
Hi can you send me the pdf link to the Zumdahl textbook? Thank you! I greatly appreciate it! =-)