Study Guide/Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry [Paperback]

Janice Smith (Author), Erin Smith Berk (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0077296656 | ISBN-13: 978-0077296650 | Publication Date: January 15, 2010 | Edition: 3

Written by Janice Gorzynski Smith and Erin R. Smith, the Student Study Guide/Solutions Manual provides step-by-step solutions to all in-chapter and end-of-chapter problems. Each chapter begins with an overview of key concepts and includes key rules and summary tables.

Product Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 3 edition (January 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0077296656
• ISBN-13: 978-0077296650
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Chemistry > Organic > Organometallic Compounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars How to Pass Organic Chemistry for the Non-Chemistry Majoring Student, December 15, 2011

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Long story short: I would absolutely recommend, and YOU MUST ALSO OWN THE SOLUTIONS MANUAL!!! Also, you really do need a model kit.

The author and editors did a fabulous job. Seriously, two-and-a-half thumbs up. This is my favorite text book (ever), mainly because it was the most I ever relied on a book for a grade, but also because I really have never noticed a layout like this. For chemistry, this book is written to "easily" digest: the sections are like an instructor's notes, with brief explanations followed by examples which increase in difficulty. Compared to other O-chem books, which have pages of paragraphs of impossibly boring material and example problems at the end.

I am not a chemistry major, so one might say the material is dumbed-down? Put into layman's terms. I really have never studied a book laid out like this. I actually commented to my teacher how much I liked it!

You really will need the solutions manual (or access to one) because there are no answers in the book. I was pleased with how detailed the appendix was.

It is a big, HEAVY book, especially when coupled with the solutions manual and any other books for the day. I did not see the electronic version (guy in my class used it with his iPad and no complaints), but I would definitely recommend checking into it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Solution Manual, Too Steep of a Price, December 14, 2011

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This review is from: Study Guide/Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry (Paperback)

I used this solutions manual extensively during my Organic Chemistry class this past term. When I used this manual to help study, my exam scores were 10-15 points higher than when I did not use the book. This manual is not just an answer key like many textbooks (particularly math books) include in the back; this is a full solutions book. By this I mean the manual has the entire solution, including all the steps involved to reach the answer, for every single problem in the Smith Organic Chem (3rd edition) text. Physically speaking, the manual is an 8.5x11 B/W paperback volume about an inch thick. The color image that appears above is actually the cover of the textbook it goes with. To sum up, the content of the solution manual is great and dramatically improved my test scores, but the price is very high.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy!, October 29, 2011

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For Organic Chem students, this solutions manual is practically essential. Every problem in the book is explained. Very helpful for figuring out the very challenging problems in the book.