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Organic Chemistry (3rd Edition)

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I just finished taking my first Organic Chemistry course and got an A -- and this text was a huge reason why. Her organization and explanation of reactions and mechanisms was great and her graphics were very helpful. This text was a huge improvement over my General Chemistry textbook (Zumdahl's Chemistry) which was awful. This text made the course very comprehensible. Only two things kept me from giving this book five stars. One, the answer key, both in the text and in the Solution Manual, was completely unreliable and many of the answers were wrong. Prentice Hall must have used one of their editorial interns to check the answer keys. Very sloppy work. Two, the NMR and IR chapters (Ch. 12 & 13) weren't as clear and comprehensible as the other chapters. Other than that, however, an excellent text for the Organic Chemistry novice.

I had this book for class, she really jumps on her subjects,not well organized. There are also numerous errors. About 30% of the answers in the back of the book were wrong.

Orgo is tough folks! it just might keep me out of vet school. i believe msu was the first school to start using the third edition. it wasn't even printed when we started class! we were in class a week b4 they came out & it took another month to get the study guide. i still haven't gotten the cd rom that was supposed to be included with the book. i called the publisher & they were supposed to send it to me. bruice tries her best to explain a topic that makes absolutely no sense to me. if u buy this book, make sure you get one with the cd rom in it. and if you wanna wait another semester, you can have mine, slightly, and i mean SLIGHTLY, used.

Excellent condition, prompt shipping! Thanks!