Organic Chemistry

by Maitland Jones Jr.

Shaped by Maitland Jones's years of classroom experience at Princeton University, "Organic Chemistry remains committed to helping students understand--rather than memorize--the fundamental concepts of organic chemistry. Retaining the authoritative coverage, informal style, and abundance of carefully annotated figures of its predecessors, this Third Edition strives for even greater accessibility with a clean new design, new pedagogy, and enhanced treatment of topics like acids and bases, synthesis, and spectroscopy.

Genres: Textbooks, School, Nonfiction, Science, Chemistry, Reference

1424 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1997

Reviews

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Material in this textbook is presented in an order that I believe to be conducive for undergraduate education; however, Jones' spends an excessive amount of time proposing alternative theories and then explains how they're invalid or false. I find this to detract from the material students need to learn, and dilute the overall topics they retain from each section. Also worth noting, the introduction of many functional groups and reactions contains considerable molecular orbital theory, which may be extraneous depending on the courses' objective or demographic. For example, a class primarily consisting of pre-medical students will find this topic unnecessary

[Silas · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the many textbooks I was required to read in college, and I found this one to be understandable and not too dense for the learner.