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I am a chemistry major, planning on going on with advanced chemistry studies. What I like: This book is the required text for my organic chemistry series. After having looked it over, I think it will do well in explaining difficult reaction mechanisms because the author makes consistent use of curved arrows (which is the way all chemists describe electron-transfer reactions) and this is very important. What I do not like: I have, however, found some errors in the text. They are mathematic calcuation errors. Not serious ---IF--- you are well versed in mathematics. But for a student who might not be, it would be a serious problem because (assuming they did the problem correctly) they would be bothered by the textbook error, and assume that they (the student) was in error, when in fact it is an error by the textbook. This kind of sloppiness is UNACCEPTIBLE in my opinion. It causes the student to question whether they understand the material...that LAST thing...an author would want! If I were writing a textbook, I would be damned SURE that the text did not contain errors before being published. But, that's me.Read full review
This innovative book from acclaimed educator Paula Bruice is organized in a way that discourages rote memorization. The author’s writing has been praised for anticipating readers' questions, and appeals to their need to learn visually and by solving problems. Emphasizing that learners should reason their way to solutions rather than memorize facts, Bruice encourages them to think about what they have learned previously and apply that knowledge in a new setting. KEY TOPICS The book balances coverage of traditional topics with bioorganic chemistry, highlights mechanistic similarities, and ties synthesis and reactivity together–teaching the reactivity of a functional group and the synthesis of compounds obtained as a result of that reactivity. For the study of organic chemistry.
I am glad to tell you that the organic textbook I brought was a brand new book with different cover which lots of students used. The price shown on e-bay was much cheaper than those brought in the campus, even cheaper than the used ones. Nowthat the content are exactly the same, why don't buy it on e-bay? It's an easy, convenient way!
The book is great on its own, but there also is a solution manual that goes with the book. I didn't know about this solution manual (the one with all the answers to the problems in the main textbook, so I had to purchase it immediately when school started and that was a bummer. Good luck to everyone who buys the book, hopefully you will get the full picture of o chem by buying the solution manual.
I'm not sure if the version of this book that you're interested in buying is softcover. But mine is, and I love every last illegal letter of it because it is 125 dollars cheaper than the price in the book store. This book is exactly the same as the one from the store, and as a plus lighter, and less cumbersome to carry. I LOVE IT. I bought this book because it was the required text for one of my classes, and its pretty informative. I find it helpful to read the summaries at the end of the chapter before class, and then read the chapters after class. The book features purple boxes that highlight important things you need to know when you're solving problems. I loved the book but hated the class. What can you do? thats life isn't it?
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