• Contains content summaries and key points for all the topics in the specification.
• Offers advice on how to answer questions assessing practical skills.
• Includes full explanations of the terms used in papers and what will be expected.
• Includes common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid.
• Also includes questions taken from past Edexcel International GCSE Chemistry papers, relevant to the 2009 specification.
• Free Student CD in the back of the Revision Guide with full answers and explanations. This CD can be removed by teachers or parents before giving the Revision Guide to the student if appropriate.

Author Biography

Cliff Curtis taught in secondary schools for 37 years and was Head of Chemistry for the last 18 of those.

• Student Book contains practice throughout, with revision sections, practice questions and extended investigations.
• Free ActiveBook CD-ROM, containing a digital version of the Student Book for use in the classroom, plus interactive activities, revision exercises and more.
• Linked to additional online material for students and teachers, ensuring that you have as much support as possible.
• Full answers to the Student Book questions are available to teachers and parents by emailing customersolutions@pearson.com (for UK teachers and parents) or icsorders@pearson.com (for all other teachers and parents).
• A corresponding Revision Guide will be available by February 2011. Click here for more information.

Author Biography

Jim Clark is a Cambridge graduate with over 30 years of successful teaching experience in schools before taking early retirement and concentrating on writing about Chemistry at GCSE and A level. As well as his textbooks, he is the author of the very popular Chemistry website, Chemguide.