Organic Chemistry Principles and Mechanisms - Revi

Understand more, memorize less Organic chemistry can overwhelm students and force them to fall back on memorization But once they understand how to use mechanisms, they can solve just about any problem With an organization by mechanism, students will understand more and memorize less This groundbreaking text provides a fresh, but proven approach to get students confident using mechanisms By organizing his book by mechanism, rather than just emphasizing mechanisms, Joel Karty has solved the problem of memorization Karty's approach allows students to focus more on reaction mechanisms within each chapter because, once students are introduced to a particular reaction type, they apply those mechanisms across various functional groups As students begin to see the mechanistic patterns that unfold in one chapter, they will develop a better toolbox of mechanisms to draw upon in subsequent chapters Students will therefore be better able to predict what will happen and why. Joel Karty has dedicated nearly a decade developing a teaching approach and textbook that is organized by mechanism, promotes learning by doing, and provides students with the background and support they need to be successful in organic chemistry as well as pre-professional placement exams like the MCAT