The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, A Student's Guide to Techniques

by James W. Zubrick

* Praised by students and faculty for its clarity, use of humor, and appropriate amount of detail.
* Emphasis on safety in the lab encourages students to maintain safe practices.
* Succinct coverage of information makes it ideal for quick reference in the lab.
* Short sections with targeted information make information easier to find and comprehend.

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

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[Quí Hiển]

The most silly and crazy chem lab text book ever written. It constantly insults you. It could be a fun read and can cheer you up whenever you have to face with a dull lab report. Otherwise it could be regarded as some form of procrastination in which you can safely reassure yourself that at least you're reading some useful stuff.

[Yvonne]

Easily the funniest lab manual I've come across. But I was struggling to understand because I was too busy laughing. Overall it gave me the technical and practical information I needed to carry out my experiment, so all is well =)

[isabelle]

imagine doing an ochem phd and not knowing ochem. haha... couldn't be me...
(highly recommend, this is the most helpful and fun textbook i have ever read)

[Kristine Sarles]

Love this book! It's funny and informative. Should be required for all advanced chemistry lab courses.

[Rachel Blagg]

0/5. do not recommend this book or taking organic chemistry

[LJ H]

why make such weird comments like "there are discourteous olk who do not rest the control when they finish using the equipment"..what cringe comments

[Devan Hurley]

Silly goofy lab manual. Zubrick is the sassiest scientific author.

[Tori]

This book was required for my Organic Chemistry lab this past fall, and I swear it's what got me through. This manual is very tongue-in-cheek and contains many things I could hear myself saying to my own students. Zubrick manages to somehow make chemistry fun and funny, which is no small feat, let me tell you. I obviously didn't sell this one back at the end of the semester.

This book should be a staple for all students of chemistry, and it should be on the classroom bookshelves of every high school and college chem instructor.

[C]

Haven't even finished reading this book yet and already hate it. Sad attempts to be funny/clever fall short. Would much rather be given essential equipment, reaction, etc. information than this overly long, wannabe comedy show version. Distillation, gas chromatography, deprotonation--they're not funny. Just accept it.

[Ashley]

I was sad I had to read this book, but it was a thousand times more helpful than my actual lab book. Had I not read this I would not have been able to complete a lot of the experiments well and in a timely manner, and I my write-ups would have been a lot harder.

[Kelsey]

I would have had about 80 panic attacks and died without this book. Instead, I felt knowledgeable and capable heading into organic lab, and even managed to enjoy myself while reading.

This book's value is therefore priceless.

[Maria]

While organic chem lab was not fun the snarky voice of this text made it a little more bearable. The text was readable and the fact that it would insult me while I was trying to study was a bonus.

[Benjamin Plume]

Good tool.

[Laura]

Useless, overpriced, and (very unfortunately) required.