A Question of Chemistry. Creative Problems for Critical Thinkers
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Author(s): J. Garrett, T. Overton and T. Threlfall
Publisher: Pearson Education
ISBN: 0582298385
Format: softback
162pp
Price: £12.99
Review Date: 31 May 2000
Review: This book is designed to teach chemistry students how to and not just what to think. It encourages them to learn to question, to think critically and creatively, and to make judgements. The book is divided into five sections, each comprising a series of exercises. In the first section, 'Understanding an Argument', the exercises begins with a short passage which is an argument or description of a situation. This is accompanied by a choice of additional statements. The reader must choose which has a particular bearing on the argument, according to the criterion given. Other chapters cover constructing an argument, critical analysis of the literature, making judgements and tracking down literature.