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 Great study Aid January 4, 2006
Ms. Sixty (PA United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book by no means teaches Orgo. You have to go to class for that. It does reinforce concepts, explains confusing ideas, and gives tons of tips on how to keep all the different reagents straight. The charts explaining SN1, SN2, E1 and E2 reactions were better than my textbook. The night before the final I didn't even read my actual textbook, I reviewed this. If you follow along the class with this book many concepts will make SO much more sense. I don't think I would have survived orgo without it. If you are taking orgo, this is the book you need.
A good ADJUNCT to Orgo November 18, 2005
Benjamin Britton (Colorado, USA)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
*****Updated July 2007*************
This text exceded my expectations. I had an Organic Chemistry class that focused on, and taught from, a Physical Chemistry prospective. Great if you've already taked Organic I and II, horrible if you're starting in Organic I.
This text covers the Reactions covered in most traditional organic courses, and also covers the Molecular Orbital Theories usually emphasised in P. Chem. It was more than helpful. :)
Just like Chemistry for Dummies, this text covers all of first semester Orgo 1, scratches the surface of the beginning of semester two, and thats it.
Of course, its not going to cover everything, or it would be a textbook, but it covers the 'need to know' topics, and explains them well.
This is a great adjunct to the text and course. To be honest, it really didn't make any sense until I had taken the course and learned what I was reading.
This has great information that your prof. may have left out, And/Or it usually has a different way of explaining something, which may help or enforce what you've already learned.
For example: The Diels Alder reactions... in my Orgo class, we had a 1/2 page section on it in our notes, did 1 'practice problem', and were told to, "make sure you know this for the test". This book definately saved me here, with a thourough explanation of how, why, what to do, etc. I fully understood the reaction (I read it before class , but none of it made any sence, but going to class turns on the 'light bulb' and reading it before class is a great way to make learning orgo I much easier).
There are a few other adjuncts out there that may help, the standard deviants 3 vhs set, "the deep fried world of organic chemistry" may be helpful.
Have fun in class.
A great helper to this poor struggling organic chem student November 16, 2005
ephany77 (Georgia)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I discovered this book last week, and I only wish I had found it earlier in the term! The book is broken down into easy to understand sections and is written so that you can skip around to whatever chapter you need. The author explains the basic organic terms in the KISS method (keep it simple stupid) which is much less overwhelming than my textbook. He also approaches the subject matter with humor, and doesn't patronize.
I wouldn't say to use it instead of your textbook, but it's definitely a useful supplement. Too bad my instructor didn't have it on her 'recomended reading list' a few months ago when I was buying the necessary books for the class.
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"For Dummies" vs "The Hardy Boys" as best series of all time October 18, 2005
Ben Franklin (Philidelphia, USA)
4 out of 45 found this review helpful
Generally I abhor the dummies series... typically poorly "written" in the "hardy boy" style I particularly revile (who would have thought the two young sleuths were on the same case as Fenton?). This book however is quite excellent. I would never purchase it of course, but I did peruse it whilst using the John in Barnes and Noble (a superior retailer to Amazon) and found it quite illustrative. The chapters on spectroscopy were most well done. I still remain a dummy, however, as to how impetuous blond haired Joe and more reserved dark complexioned Frank keep eliciting the smugglers (transparent and predictable) schemes. I look forward to the next installment for orgo 2, and I hope I am not disapointed as I was with the "New" Hardy boys books, where Iola gets killed, Callie Shaw has an abortion, and their chum Chet stops making racial slurs.
I highly recommend this as a basic orgo review!!
 Great October 9, 2005
A. MacLennan-Meier (Midwest, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book was a really nice step by step type of supplemant to my Ochem textbook. There is more information, while not always as deep, than other books I have used so its very helpful if you have a specific question and is also arranged to easily find what you need. Would definately not be doing as well as I am without it.
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