User - 6-8-2011 at 03:34
After nearly 2 years now I want to return to amateur chemistry.
Due to personal issues ive done nothing in this field 
, ive gotten oxidized when it
comes to basic knowledge.
I dropped out of lab school few years ago,I hate to admit but I lack the very basic understanding of chemistry.
This time I want to do it properly and have a deep understanding of the absolute basics of chemistry and the additional physics.
Can you people suggest some good books on basic chemistry,thermodynamics and so forth.
The internet is flooded with pdfs,makes it even harder to find some decent learning material,at least for me.
Please help me 
Thanks for your time.
[Edited on 6-8-2011 by User]
Bot0nist - 6-8-2011 at 05:43
I suggest going back to the very basics. There is a lot online, and in the SM library, but a lot of it is very specific to one area or another. Check
out the caveman to chemist website. The material and projects in it were crucial to me in my high school years. They are well written, cover a good
range of basics, and most importantly for me, it kept my interest peaked throughout. Just don't skip the unit factors and stoichiometry sections. See
if you can get a hold of some highschool and college level textbooks for cheap. Often used book stores that are around community colleges are a good
place to look.
<a href="http://cavemanchemistry.com/oldcave/">Caveman to Chemist Oldcave</a>
Note, there is a newer version of the site up. I am not familiar with it but it looks good. I worked through the old site (oldcave) several years ago.
A good teacher pointed me to it.
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Neil - 6-8-2011 at 06:42
Take a stroll around to your local high schools and talk to the science teachers and tell them your tale. When they get new text books in the old ones
are relegated to dark over filled closets.
I've gotten several chemistry books for free this way.
Also chat up some people at the closest university - many places have nooks where people leave old text books for free.
User - 7-8-2011 at 03:54
These are indeed good ideas, thank you.
@botonist haha it is indeed tempting to skip such subjects, I wont, I promise 