|  | Author: Arthur Winter
Publisher: For Dummies
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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Pages: 408
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0764569023
Dewey Decimal Number: 547
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Publication Date: July 8, 2005
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 I. Love. This. Book! January 23, 2007
Meadow (Illinois)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is FANTASTIC. I taught myself organic chemistry from this book. And you must understand...I am chemistry-challenged. I had general chemistry in high school, and I did not recall a thing. I vaguely knew what an atom was, that it has protons and neutrons and electrons. That was it. Nothing about resonance structures, valence electrons, eloectronegativity, how to calculate a formal charge....
Then I picked up this book for fun. Suddenly, I was smart! I knew everything! It was amazing! There is no math in this book, and no problem sets. But after reading just a few chapters, I picked up my best friend's college-level textbook in o-chem, and I was able to read it, understand it, and do the problem sets! No problem! It was amazing!
I! LOVE! THIS! BOOK!
PS. If it has been 20 years or never since you've had General Chem, some parts of the book might throw you a bit. Luckily my best friend was taking her final in o-chem, and my college roommate is now a PhD in chemistry [and a professor], so I was able to email them stupid questions like, why does the Nitrogen have an extra electron here??? and get some answers.
I have always been wary of chemistry, regarding it as a foreign language I could never learn. I am not fluent in it, but I know it well enough to explain it to others now, and my Chem-geek friends are all tickled to death by what I have learned. This book truly is for "Dummies" and it really works GREAT.
good study guide for ochem January 22, 2007
T. Capers (Louisiana)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book helped me when I had no idea what my book or teacher was saying. It also contained a shortcut formula for dealing with units of saturation that was not found in my textbook. I would recommend buying this text for anyone who finds that their book is hard to understand, but I would NOT use it as a substitute for going to class and reading the text.
 Misses the mark of providing a conceptual overview January 22, 2007
David Ivey
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The explanation of hybrid orbitals was flatout excellent. I don't think I have seen a better explanation written anywhere. I just wish the rest of the book was written as clearly.
I do not expect the 'for Dummies' series of books to provide indepth coverage of a subject or to provide me with quizes at the end of the chapters to make sure I understand the material. What I do expect is a decent overview of the subject written in language that is easy to understand (maybe with a little humor). This book did not achieve that goal.
After reading this book I still don't know 'WHY' different aspects of organic chemistry are being explained to me. Nor do I know 'HOW' all these different aspects of organic chemistry fit together. Worst of all is that I don't have a clue how the things I have learned apply to the physical world (i.e. in the lab). Everything is still very abstract. Parts of this book can get so abstract that it becomes difficult to determine the point the author is trying to make. Other areas of the book leave you with a feeling that large sections of material concerning a topic have been omitted.
If you read the 'for Dummies' series of books to get a basic understanding of a subject then do not buy this book. I suspect this book is a paired down version of a college textbook, but if that is what you are after then I recommend something like a Schaum's Outline.
 pretty helpful January 20, 2007
K. Carter (University of Wyoming)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
this was really helpful for organic 1, but the words they uses aren't technical, they are goofy so sometimes i got lost. Like the used the "the smelly things" as a name for a keytone....it made it confusing
Organic Chemistry for Dummies January 16, 2007
Lady A (Texas)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for my daughter who was taking Organic Chemistry in college. Recently I asked her if the book helped. She affirmed this as she expressed that basic concepts were explained well. Her only criticism was that the book lacked enough problems and solutions to be more useful.
In spite of this complaint, she recommended this as a useful tool.
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