Organic Chemistry with Online Learning Center and Learning by Model CD-ROM [Hardcover]

Francis A Carey (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072521708 | ISBN-13: 978-0072521702 | Publication Date: June 28, 2002 | Edition: 5

From its first edition through this, its fifth, Organic Chemistry has been designed to meet the needs of the “mainstream,” two-semester, undergraduate organic chemistry course. This best-selling text gives students a solid understanding of organic chemistry by stressing how fundamental reaction mechanisms function and how reactions occur. With the addition of state-of-the-art multimedia tools, new cutting-edge molecular illustrations, updated spectroscopy coverage and seamless integration of molecular modeling exercises, the 5th edition of Organic Chemistry clearly offers the most up-to-date approach to the study of organic chemistry.

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About the Author

Francis A. Carey, a native of Pennsylvania, was educated in the public schools of Philadelphia, at Drexel University. Following postdoctoral work at Harvard and military service, he was appointed to the chemistry faculty of the University of Virginia in 1966.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 5 edition (June 28, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072521708
• ISBN-13: 978-0072521702
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.2 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,456,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, but it has some organization problems, December 18, 2004

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Matthew Bratkowski "mattster" (Ithaca, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Organic Chemistry with Online Learning Center and Learning by Model CD-ROM (Hardcover)

Francis Carey's Organic Chemistry is a thick text intended for a two semester organic chemistry sequence. It covers the typical organic functional groups and their reactions: Alkanes, Alkyl Halides, Alcohols, Alkenes, Alkyns, Aromatics, Organometallics, Ethers, Carbonyls, Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Amines, and Amides. It also includes chapters on Spectroscopy, and chapters on the molecules of life: Amino acids, Nucleotides, Carbohydrates, and Lipids.

Francis Carey's Organic Chemistry is a decent textbook for learning organic chemistry on your own, but instructors tend not to like it because it isn't organized in the best manner. The book sometimes gives reactions of compounds that it hasn't previsously discussed. For example, the book gives reactions of esters before it really even explains what an ester is in a later chapter. To help to clean up these placement gaps, the book periodically has sections on compounds called "A review and preview" were reactions encountered early are reviewed. This is a little annoying because it forces you to learn the material out of order, which makes an even difficult subject more difficult.

I used this textbook for two semesters. I can't say that I didn't like the book, and if it wasn't for the organization problems, I probably would have given it four stars. It does have pretty good problems at the end of each chapter and the solution manuel gives answers to all of the questions in the textbook. The CD-rom is helpful for building molecules, and the online help site contains helpful reactions drills.

The main reason why the book wasn't particularly helpful for my classes was that neither of my professors really taught out of it; instead they had their own agenda that was more confusing and made it harder to learn the chemistry than if you just read the book alone. So if you are in an organic class that uses this book, read the chapters and do the problems, but understand that this alone will not mean that you will succeed in class. If you just read the book you may understand the book material well, but may not get the material that you professor wants you to learn. Pay attention in lecture and understand the type of problems that you teacher gives you in order to really be able to succeed in a class like this, because let's face it, organic teachers are some of the hardest teachers in the world.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Have it read BEFORE lecture., July 30, 2004

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Sarah H. Weinstein (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Organic Chemistry with Online Learning Center and Learning by Model CD-ROM (Hardcover)

Consider this text as a starting point to understanding the lesson if you have no background other than general chemistry. I accompanied it with a selection of my own: "Organic Chemistry as a Second Language" by David R. Klein. It took the shock out of the parts of this book that are simply too thick to absorb during the first run through a chapter.

The CD rom was useful for review. I suggest reviewing all material FIRST, and then the CD ROM as a knowledge check. It's useful mechanism for locking in the inundation of content.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good, August 2, 2005

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S. Nie "Edamat" (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Organic Chemistry with Online Learning Center and Learning by Model CD-ROM (Hardcover)

I thought that the textbook was alright. Organization and clarity could have been better, but it can always be better. Depended on this book a lot, and it didn't let me down.