Dear Colleagues:
I have been engaged in talks with a program manger over at Pearson about potentially reviving Miessler & Tarr's Inorganic Chemistry for a sixth edition. I initially submitted a proposal based on an analysis of the syllabi many of you shared on here, but now I'm looking for some more concrete interest to help tip the scales the last little bit to (hopefully) overcome their remaining hesitation. There truly is no replacement available for a one-semester inorganic course like mine here at Xavier in Cincinnati.
This said, my question is simple: If Pearson were to revive M&T for a sixth edition, would you consider adopting it for your course?
Thank you for your time and attention. If there is interest in a revival, I will follow up with everyone once I get a final answer from Pearson.
Sincerely,
Jeremiah Stevens
Asst. Prof. of Instruction
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
I really like M&T and would consider strongly.
Personally MFT is my favorite text for advanced inorganic, but my university is really pushing OER course materials so I've switched to a LibreText book. We've got a lot of low income/first gen students so it would have to be a substantial change/improvement to justify switching back to a book my students have to pay for.
Yes - would definitely consider re-adopting M&T.
Yes, I would be interested in re-adopting Miessler & Tarr.
We currently use Housecroft and Sharpe, another Pearson text, but I would consider Miessler & Tarr if a new addition were available. I routinely use it as a reference when preparing lectures more so than Housecroft and Sharpe, which is a substantially bigger text.
Thank you, all, for comments! I appreciate it. :)