Editor's Notes
'The Free High School Science Texts:Textbooks for High School Students. The text is designed for an introduction to Chemistry course. Some are materials that were used to teach MIT undergraduates, while others were designed specifically for high school students. The research and teaching in the Chemistry Department cover such topics as biological chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry.
July 30, 2019:
Up until this point, this list had only seven entries, which we amended with the latest update. We added Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, Chemistry 10th Edition, and Chemistry by OpenStax. All three of these texts are thorough, arranged with the student in mind, clearly explained, and packed with helpful pedagogical features.
Because OpenStax is a nonprofit organization, you can access their textbook for free online, however, we feel there's no substitute for having a physical book in hand to learn from. The print version is a great value for money considering its scope and length of well over a thousand pages.
We also brought A Molecular Approach up to date by supplementing the fourth edition with the newest fifth iteration. It is only available in looseleaf form as of our writing this.
All of the books on this list are written by experts, easy to digest, comprehensive, and use tools designed to make learning the material easier. Kinetic learners may want to consider pairing them with a molecular model kit to better broaden their understanding.