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This book is a wonderful homework tool in helping to learn this concept. It is full of sample problems and solutions to get you to understand and learn.
This was an optional text for my organic class. It seemed like I drew hundreds of benzene rings. It starts with some very basic review, but by chapter 3 (there are 5 chapters total), it dives into topics that are very useful for organic. The book is tedious to complete. But the repetition and review were helpful tools for remembering everything. If you have the patience to work through the exercises in this book, the concepts learned will be nice tools to have on your belt.
The cost wasn't too bad, and the shipping was great. However, the book has writing all through. which for a workbook makes things slightly difficult. I remember the review saying there was a bit of writing, but it is all through the beginning of the book.
This book provides the basis for that, and is therefore very valuable. I'm taking Organic Chemistry this semester at a Big 12 university, and bought this book on recommendation from my professor. The simple truth is, past a certain point, you can no longer rely entirely upon memorizing reactions to do well in this subject -- you really have to understand the mechanisms. It's only downfall is that it's very expensive. If you're ok with parting with 50 dollars I'd recommend it.
So you can't just jump for chapter 1 and 2 directly into 3. It's mean (the first 2 chapters) to prepare, review, and reinforce concepts learned in Gen Chem but vital to organic.The last 3 chapters are not review. This book is not a substitution for organic chemistry by any means. One and two are meant for prior to organic. They require some understanding of organic first. They are meant to reinforce and review what you learn in class. And 3 through 5 are to be used during the class.It's definately got me several steps up on my classmates so far. Ken
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