Organic Chemistry: A Learner Centered Approach, 1st edition

For courses in organic chemistry (2-semester).

Built for the way students learn organic chemistry

Organic Chemistry: A Learner-Centered Approach teaches students how to learn organic chemistry. Rick Mullins' friendly, conversational style establishes a rapport with students, using authority and humor. He draws on modern learning science to move students away from memorization, leading them to become better problem solvers who understand the principles linking concepts.

The narrative builds a dialog, coaching students through mechanisms and chemical reactivity. This approach equips students to succeed in organic chemistry by understanding the chemical logic behind the problem-solving process.

Hallmark features of this title

• Thinking Like a Chemist provides practice in analytical thinking to help students approach topics the way a scientist might.
• Coaching tips speak to students, pose questions, suggest ways to process difficult material and direct them to resources.
• Solved-Assessment Videos are visually engaging videos integrated throughout the narrative and feature the author and his colleagues working through problems, encouraging students to check their understanding of key concepts and reaction mechanisms.
• The innovative art program, informed by Chemical Education Research, provides a visual learning experience, combats memorization and promotes understanding through clear annotations, connections between prior and future learning, and use of reaction coordinate diagrams.

Additional features of this title

• Bouncing Arrows, supported by Chem Ed research, are blended into the art program as a learning tool and include traditional curved arrow notation to enhance understanding of electron flow by telling a visual story.
• Chemistry in Context boxes help students make direct connections to real-world applications in the areas of biology, pharmacy, medicine and biochemistry.
• Green Chemistry coverage throughout the narrative shows a more sustainable and environmentally responsible way to do chemistry.
• NMR/IR Spectroscopy Simulations allow professors and students access to limitless spectral analysis with guided activities that can be used in the lab, in the classroom or after class to study and explore spectra virtually.