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Revision guides - which one do you like?
We are quite often asked to recommend a revision guide for the Nuffield course.
There are now some good revision notes by experienced teachers available free on-line - see the web guides in Beat the examiners.
There are also lots of printed revision guides on the market. The Philip Allan Updates ones are specifically for Nuffield Chemistry – so far covering Units 1 and 2 in the AS course and Unit 4 in the A2.
People can react very differently to the same guide, so we are asking you to comment. Please submit a comment to tell us about the way you revise and the web sites or publications you use.
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Daniel Gray
The Halesowen CDs with videos of experiments are good for looking at them again. (See: http://vle.halesowen.ac.uk/nuffield).
13 December 2007
Grace
I find the CGP books are excellent! they explain everything in OUR language so I can understand it! I have used them for chemistry and biology and they give me the confidance I need! I find the Letts books appalling though - tried to look up "initiation" and "propagation" and they weren't even in the index! They are bad for all subjects...
05 June 2007
CRF
I use a Collins Do Brilliantly book and i have found it to be the best as it gives all the information in a clear way that is easy to understand. the explanations for some reactions are not really explained but then that is why the students book is there!!
21 April 2007
Becky
The Philip Allan updates are very good for the Nuffield course, used in conjunction with the students book, you can't beat it!
23 January 2007
Sabtha
I bought the Collins Revision Notes, which are already holepunched ready to put into the folder. I also use the Letts AS Revision guides. Collins has last minute revision, with just the needed stuff. Letts explains everything well!
21 October 2006
Amy Wood
I have found that the OXFORD REVISION GUIDES have some useful information but do not deal with all of the Nuffield sylabus.
15 January 2006
Mike Dagless - Units 1 and 6 Revision Resource
I have written some topic work booklets for the Nuffield course to help you revise. For unit 1 (AS) to help you prepare for the exam. For unit 6 (A2) to help you prepare for the synoptic paper. Please e-mail mndag@aol.com for more details.
01 December 2005
Philip Jackson
Philip Allan Updates have published revision guides for Units 1 and 2 in the AS and Unit 4 in the A2.
10 October 2005
anon student
I managed to get an A at AS level and I think that even as a student, purchasing the Teacher's Guide from amazon.co.uk was significantly conducive to this grade. The Teacher's Guide has answers to ALL the questions (Topic Review + Exam) that are not in the Student's Book, and also has some useful information on experiments.
22 August 2005
Jane Smith - Practical work for chemistry
I've just seen this new book published by Hodder which looks really good for help with investigations and how to get good marks.
29 November 2004
David Wilson
I use a WHSmiths AS and A2 Revision Guide which, although suitable for any specification, has tables in the back saying what sections to learn for which exam boards. Not perfect but its OKk for general revision.
10 January 2004
Debbie
I did not use a revision guide for AS because I was worried about learning things that are not in the syllabus, or missing out bits. I found my notes and the students book were enough.
08 June 2003
Steve
I have yet to find a revision guide to totally suit the Nuffield specification. None of the ones I have seen include experimental techniques or results.
27 May 2003
Anonymous
The Letts revision guides are good, although they don't have any of the options in them. but good for the main part of the course. The Guide tells you what is in the course at the front.
20 April 2003
fiona
I use the "Letts" revision guides. They have all the sections labelled for each syllabus so I just follow the Nuffield pages and it has all I need to know.
14 April 2003
jo ballard
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03 March 2003
Jo stigwood
The best revision guide for AS chemistry is definitely Collins - Do Brilliantly AS Chemistry (http://www.collins.co.uk/learn_do_brilliantly.asp). It has exam questions and answers plus sample answers from students with the mistakes ponted out and corrected. The guide offers lots of tips on what mistakes not to make and tells you all the key points to remember, including examiners tips. It really does make revising AS Chemistry a lot easier.
15 January 2003
Meena :0)
I found the book Do brilliantly in AS chemistry (http://www.collins.co.uk/learn_do_brilliantly.asp) extremely helpful. it provides exam questions and has all the answers and brilliant tips to avoid future mistakes.
13 January 2003
charli
I find that "Chemistry in context" (by Graham Hill and John Holman) is very useful for the nuffield course.
09 January 2003
Ben Willey
Any general revision guide is fine. They can all expand your knowledge of the fundamentals of chemistry.
10 December 2002
updated: 15 February 2008
