The book contains procedures for many different kinds of chemistry experiments. I was impressed by the range of them. They cover most of the content of a first-year college chemistry course from stoichiometry, acids and bases, different types of reactions, gas laws, kinetics, and some interesting syntheses and forensic science work. I think this might be a good resource for homeschools or others trying to learn science on their own, if those people remember that this is only a small taste of the field of chemistry. Also, a regular textbook is required along with this book, as Thompson doesn't explain how to do the calculations you need for the experiments or many of the underlying concepts. This book should be used as a secondary text for practical (lab) work only. ( )

A fairly well done book, reminds me of C. L. Stong's Amateur Scientist articles in Scientific American. If only I had some time, this would be on my list of key books as part of building a decent home science lab. ( )