Ifeltthatthecalculationquestionswerenotenoughformetopractiseon(beforehittingtheexams)andiboughtthisbookasrecommendedbychemguideandalsomyteacher. Guides students through each exercise with help and hint boxes as they gradually progress through the text. Supervising class practical sessions needs total concentration so that you know everything that is going on in every corner of the lab, but if the practical is all running smoothly, this can get quite boring, particularly if what they are doing is rather routine. There are then lots of worked examples, gradually getting more difficult and showing as many variations on a calculation as possible.

Provides free access to an ActiveBook, a digital version of the Student Book, which can be accessed online, anytime, anywhere supporting learning beyond the classroom. This book was approved by Edexcel International for use with their IGCSE Chemistry syllabus, and was also adapted by Ray Oliver from my GCSE book. These include environmentally friendly heterogeneous catalysis, energy efficient microwave and ultrasonic-activated processes, supercritical fluid extraction of valuable chemicals from plants, and novel materials derived from biomass. In those days, as well as A-Levels there were harder S-Level papers available, and most years you might have two or three chemistry students doing S-Level exams.Occasionally a senior member of staff would show parents and potential students around the school, and they would be ushered into the lab with me in my pink lab coat, music playing, and everyone absorbed in the music and what they were doing. There are some calculations missing completely, and others where all you will find is a minimal introduction. Biography: Jim Clark is a Cambridge graduate with over 30 years of teaching experience at this level. The last year of 11+ (which uniquely included some 10+ students as well that year – my son, Paul was one) generated one of the best years ever. More will need chemistry for medicine or biology, but the majority will forget all the chemistry they ever knew soon after leaving.

Before Truro School became fully independent in the 1970s it was a Direct Grant Scheme school and took 11+ students from the Truro area because there was no boys’ grammar school in the city. Chatting over our usual morning coffee one day, he casually revealed that Jim Clark had once been Head of Chemistry at Truro School. There are relatively few calculations on this site, but you might be interested in my chemistry calculations book. Reviewed by a language specialist to ensure the book is written in a clear and accessible style for students whose first language may not be English.

There is nothing remotely interesting in any of this, and it feels a little like writing my own obituary. Back in 2013 I was excited to start my new job at Truro School as Head of Chemistry, fresh faced and eager to meet my new team. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.