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Organic Chemistry, Third Edition Review
User Submitted Organic Chemistry, Third Edition ReviewsOctober 9, 2008 orgo book review Seller was quick to ship my books. Books arrived in the correct condition I was informed they would arrive in. Seller had the cheapest deal for the Jones organic chemistry book and solutions manuel. Very satisfied. September 28, 2008 Textbook The textbook came to me in a reasonable amount of time and was labeled in the condition I received it in. September 9, 2008 Chemistry Book Well, it is a chemistry book. I'm taking the class. It isn't that fun. But this book will obviously be a good investment for anyone taking this class and in need of this book. Hope this helps anyone out that's about to buy this! Happy shopping! August 24, 2008 One of the best organic texts out there You have probably noticed that NO organic texts seem to get a "Gold Medal" from anyone. The subject in itself probably forbids that. However, Jone's (the author, Maitland Jones) attempt is one of the better ones. If you can get you hands on the solutions manual you will notice how well and thorough it is written. He not only gives the answers, but also the complete mechanisms and explanations. In some cases he steps in areas where his explanations are rather weak, but he does try to explain the subject, if not ever so briefly. He has the topic of stereochemistry all over the text which could be a good idea, but not when the concept he is using has never been mentioned or covered previously. Practically every chemistry professor says Morrison and Boyd are copied by everyone else in the writing of these colossal texts, but that does not apply here. I believe the author should use a few more applicable example problems available in medicinal chemistry as he goes along-- to increase interest in his topics. He seems to forget sometimes who exactly are taking these o chem courses--our future doctors, pharmacists, and chemists!! He should "tilt" his message with a few more examples they might appreciate to illustration how they are used in contemporary settings. Also he expands on topics that are really not that important in a first or second semester student's list of things to know. One very odd thing I did notice is in some cases, the book is rather disorganized or "out of order". On page 170 or so he introduces early cycyohexane axial hydrogens and goes into good detail about how forms of this compound exist. Then, almost 500 pages later in the book, around page 687 or so he is telling you things he should have explained much earlier in the text about the same subject when he is talking about NMR. Even in the newest edition he chooses this method when they should be placed together in explanation much earlier in Chapter 5. This needs to be corrected. One final flaw is that there are NOT enough chapter ending questions. The only way one will 'learn' organic chemistry is to practice doing problems, and Jones does not have enough problems, nor does he challedge the student enough with the ones he does have. Also he forgets at times that organic chem is NOT just blackboard chemistry, there is a a living, breathing, laboratory science which it validates. There are better organic chemistry books out there, but this text is certainly well written for the most part and could serve as a primary text for class. guyairey August 4, 2003 An amazing organic chemistry text! Dr. Jones's text is the best chemistry textbook I have used to date. This text is excellent for anyone taking sophomore/junior level undergraduate organic chemistry or for anyone who needs a comprehensive overview of the basics of organic chemistry. It is very readable and easy to follow; Dr. Jones's style of addressing the reader directly gives the text a personal feel to it. Highly recommended to any student of organic chemistry!! A superb textbook. July 18, 2002 Not the greatest I have 2 main complaints about this book. First of all, the author will go on and on and on for pages giving a detailed explanation only to say in the end that it is not correct. He thinks this is helpful, however, it is extremely confusing and an enormous waste of time. Also, he lacks the ability to present material in a simple, logical and concise way. For example, when presenting substitution and elimination reaction mechanisms, he goes on for 75 pages (yes, the chapter is 75 pages long!!) yet never simply lists the basics for determining which mechanism will occur. All you want is a simple table, for example, 1) SN2 - favored by primary carbon, polar aprotic solvent, strong nucleophile, etc. 2)SN1........ If you have to get this book, purchasing the solution manual is a must. One good thing, the author is entertaining - read footnotes, etc. - and he tells cute anecdotes. September 11, 2001 Absolutely Awesome If you're normal, then you probably aren't too excited about taking Organic Chemistry. However, Jones Organic Chemistry is a much much better text than many of the orgo books out there. The book is set up the way that you should learn chemistry, the way that it makes sense, and not the way that many chemistry classes are being taught at many universities. January 14, 2001 Don't buy this book! This has to be one of the worst ever organic chemistry books ever devised. The author will give a detailed explanation with illustrations and at the very end of the discussion , once you have committed the information to memory, the book will say that it does not happen this way. The author seems to wax poetic, however, he gives no simple list of rules for common nomenclature problems, for example, I defy you to find a list of how to name alkanes under IUPAC rules. All you want is a simple list , for example, 1) find the longest chain of carbons, 2) ......... instead of this you will be exposed to extraneous quotes from plays and movies as well as anecdotes from the authors life. Another complaint is that the book gives several good questions in the text and at the end of the chapter, but NO answers in the back. If you want the answers, you have to purchase the 40.00 solution manual. My condolences to you if your o-chem teacher has been hoodwinked into using this book by the publisher, the only advice I can give is that you purchase the solutions manual, because this gives some very detailed explanations. Good luck, because you will need it. January 13, 2001 Orgo made easy! (well, maybe not easy, but possible) This book is why I kept my sanity in the 2nd semester of orgo. chem. I took the class using this book the year before I transferred to a different university, and I've loaned it to some of my new friends struggling with orgo here. They've thanked me because unlike their texts, Jones' text actually explained concepts so that they made sense. August 26, 2000 srinivasa, oklahoma state being a first time TA for this course i found this book really exiting to reacd and pretty simple to understand. a book written the way it should be. easy to understand and follow. designed for all students with and with out previous knowledge of this subject. For more Organic Chemistry, Third Edition reviews click here.
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