James House (chemistry, Illinois State U., Normal) and Kathleen House (chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan U., Bloomington) have written a textbook that’s designed to be portable and useful for intermediate level chemistry courses. Throughout the text the authors include application of principles of structure and bonding to predict and explain reactions in order to systemize reactions and lead the reader to become comfortable with prediction. The initial chapters provide a review and expansion of general chemistry and include a section on quantum mechanics. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the chemistry of hydrogen, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, the Noble gases, and transition metals, among other topics. Each chapter contains problems and a list of references.

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Where It All Comes From.
Atomic and Molecular Structure.

Ionic Bonding, Crystals, and Intermolecular Forces.

Reactions and Energetics.

Acids, Bases, and Nonaqueous Solvents.

Hydrogen.

The Groups IA and IIA Metals.

Boron.

Aluminum, Gallium, Indium, an Thallium.

Carbon * Silicon, Germanium, Tin and Lead.

Nitrogen * Phosphorus, Arsenic, Antimony, and Bismuth.

Oxygen.

Sulfur, Selenium, and Tellurium.

Halogens.

The Noble Gases.

The Transition Metals.

Structure and Bonding in Coordination Compounds.

Synthesis and Reactions of Coordination Compounds.

Organometallic Compounds.