<p>How advanced is the math required to understand Atkins’ Chemical Principles? I know it contains some calculus, but is it just single variable? I will be in AB Calc this year, so I would just like to know how long before I will be able to use this book and understand it thoroughly.</p>
<p>For the most part, you can use it just fine with only a knowledge of basic algebra. Calculus is mainly for derivations and there’s not even much of that in the book. And there’s certainly no multivar. (You’re not solving the wave equation or anything like that.)</p>