Principles of General Chemistry - available as a PDF file (147 Mb) or as a zip file for use offline with a Web browser. It is available in the format of a "help" file that works with MS Windows. General Chemistry - a free textbook compiled from the work of various authors. Each chapter can be downloaded as a separate pdf file to see which one you need, move your mouse over the image and the title will appear.Ĭhemical Principles (CK-12 foundation Sharon Bewick, Johathan Edge, Therese Forsythe, Richard Parsons) A single 900-page, 51Mb pdf file download. Please note that although you may download these for free, Mark asks that those who make regular use of them pay a shareware fee of $20. Individual chapters for iPad, iPhone, Android devices and Kindle are also available: Chemistry-First, Atoms-First.Ĭhemical Principles, 3rd Ed (Richard Dickerson, Harry Gray and Gilbert Haight, 1979) - This 1979 text is well-regarded and still good for most first-year General Chemistry courses. The alternative "Atoms-first" format saves this stuff for later, and begins with atomic theory and bonding. To download PDF versions, select Chemistry-First or Atoms-First. There are two versions of this current textbook, both containing the same information but organized differently: the "Chemistry-first" version begins with actual "chemistry" - that is, chemical equations and reactions. An Introduction to Chemistry by Mark Bishop.