Physical Chemistry
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Physical Chemistry
Peter Atkins
7 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2020–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
Atkins' Physical Chemistry and Claydens' Organic Chemistry are the bibles. Will take you from undergrad to bits of grad school. Encompassing and clear.
Yeah Atkins was quite heavy. That said, I think it does a good job of being self-contained. You could more or less get 80-90% of what you need with only that text from high school knowledge.
I second atkins, it's a classic and covers base to more advanced subjects very well imo. I feel it takes time to read, but it's the one book that provided the most value in my understanding of chemistry.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What, in your opinion, are the greatest and most useful textbooks? 2020 · 4 recommendations
- Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click? 2022 · 3 recommendations