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Organic Chemistry I as a Second Language: Translating the Basic Concepts | 
| Author: David R. Klein
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 9014
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0470129298
Dewey Decimal Number: 547
EAN: 9780470129296
ASIN: 0470129298
Publication Date: June 22, 2007
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Product Description
Get a Better Grade in Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry may be challenging, but that doesn't mean you can't get the grade you want. With David Klein's Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: Translating the Basic Concepts, you'll be able to better understand fundamental principles, solve problems, and focus on what you need to know to succeed.
Here's how you can get a better grade in Organic Chemistry:
Understand the Big Picture.
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language points out the major principles in Organic Chemistry and explains why they are relevant to the rest of the course. By putting these principles together, you'll have a coherent framework that will help you better understand your textbook.
Study More Efficiently and Effectively
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language provides time-saving study tips and a clear roadmap for your studies that will help you to focus your efforts.
Improve Your Problem-Solving Skills
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language will help you develop the skills you need to solve a variety of problem types-even unfamiliar ones!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 62 more reviews...
 SO FAR, SO GOOD November 22, 2008
I am, regretfully, attempting to learn "orgo" on my own with a used Wade text, a Schaum's Outline and this excellent book. Probably worth the money for its discussion of Resonance structures (and this is only the first two chapters). My text starts explaining resonance structures when from as if out of nowhere, BAM!!! The text starts asking you to draw only the SIGNIFICANT resonance structures with absolutely zero explanation as to what constitutes a "significant" resonance structure. Not to belabor the point, but Klein does an excellent job of breaking down not only how to draw resonant structures, but also how to determine which are significant. My accuracy level has increased by at least a factor of three. I still feel as though there are some structures that follow Klein's rules and yet don't appear in his answer key. Unfortunately, without a professor to ask (I am currently deployed in the Indian Ocean) I don't know if I am correct or if I am completely missing the point. In any event, while mine is not the recommended method for learning Organic Chemistry, I am doing much better than I had been doing without this book. Buy this BEFORE you start taking the course and you will not waste your money.
 Great Supplement for Students of Organic Chemistry November 22, 2008
As a professor of Organic Chemistry, I have found that this little book is an excellent supplement for students. It is well organized, has many helpful tips, is very readable and presents information in enough detail to be more helpful than typical "review" books.
Buy this Book! November 21, 2008
I am so glad I bought this book for my course. I don't I think would have gotten an A in my Organic Chemistry course without it. Do not pass this one up. If you use it with your text and lecture you will understand the course better than most of the other students. The best $40 I spent on a non-required book. Buy this book. You will NOT be sorry.
Good for Basics October 29, 2008
This book is good for basic concepts but if you get the basics and are looking for harder problems there is nothing there for you. It also skipped over a few subjects we are covering like MNR (the thing with the lines for carbons)and other little things like that. It really helped me with resonance and has a great way of showing how to draw chairs and had plenty of practice problems with both. If you are not good with imagining 3d structures this book will help you a lot with that aspect. If you need harder problems there are usually plenty in the back of the chapters in the book that you use for class or your teacher can point you to some.
Get A Head Start September 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Honestly, when I first starting looking at Orgo study aids, i looked at 'orgo for dummies..." upon reading the reviews for it, I saw someone wrote to check this book out...anyways the bottom line is that Organic Chemistry is hard...I started to read this book a few days before class as started...it really helped so far. It gives a basic understanding of things the professor expects you to figure out on your own. Some may say well why not read the text...the text did not help! A simply thing as being able to read or build a structure (first chapter) helps more than the text and the professor.
If you're serious about getting a good grade and understanding Orgo for the MCAT's or DAT or VCAT..anything of that sort this will help.
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