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Summary: Enthusiastic professor, great writer!
Review: Dr. Klein is a professor (and former student) at Johns Hopkins who really inspired me to (gasp!) go way beyond the general requirements of organic chemistry to go on to take upper level and graduate courses on the subject, even while I am not a chemistry major!He takes the anxiety out of organic chemistry and teaches it as a friend, even when my lecture class had over 450 students. I highly recommend his book as not only a way to learn organic chemistry but to welcome learning organic chemistry.
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Summary: If you are Pre-Med, an engineer, or just taking Orgo, then..
Review: GET THIS BOOK! I'm a current pre-med student at Columbia University and i wanted a book to help me prep for my upcoming Orgo class. Though I haven't finished this book, I can honestly say it is fabulous! I had to stop reading to come and write this review. Klein def. knows his stuff. He breaks it down into PLAIN ENGLISH! And for a student like me who hates the terminology of expensive text books, this is much needed relief. Its like he's talking to directly to you. You almost expect him to call, when you're done with the book, to congratulate and wish you luck in the future. There are many examples, some simple, others tricky and a bit advanced. I truly believe that you (and I) will go into any Organic Chem class and feel very secure about the material. Do yourself a favor and get this book. It concise, compact, and an easy read...A recommended book for you to take while your on that summer vacation!
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Summary: A good contingency plan for your university's orgo book.
Review: I actively use this book in conjunction with my professor's orgo text. To make the most out of Dr. Klein's book is to preface the corresponding chapters of your orgo text with those in this one.
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Summary: Must Have for Resonance
Review: I did not understand resonance structures at all using other textbooks. After reading this book. I feel like I am a master. I wished all college textbooks were at the caliber of this tiny little book. Klein is an excellent teacher. He gives the straight facts in a way that makes perfect sense and doesn't bore you to death. Understanding resonance is, I think, one of the most important aspects of organic, and you're doomed if you don't. Beware, this book does not replace your textbook or instructor. All of the important equations such as alcohol, alkyne, and ketone synthesis are no where to be found in this book. This book really gives you the fundamentals that you need to understand orgo. That reason alone is enough to get it.
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Summary: I love you, Prof Klein
Review: I'm a JHU student who took orgo two years ago. I got a D and I had no idea what was going on. Now I am taking orgo again with Prof Klein and its an entirely different class for me. Klein has this subject broken down into basic concepts, and it makes total sense now. We aren't even required to have the $120 text book (with its additional $80 solutions manual), just this short, simple, well-outlined book which I got for a mere $20. I still use Wade and my old Carey texts for additional problems, but I can't see how you can learn orgo effectively with those texts. Buy this book, do the problems and you will have a much easier time. And Klein, you are a great teacher, by the way.
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Summary: This book helps every step of the way.
Review: I'm taking Organic Chemistry for the second time, and this book is invaluable to me. The sequence of the book closely matches that of the course, and the information provided in the book supplements and enhances the material I get in lecture.
The book breaks organic chemistry down into simple rules and gives a great frame of reference for really learning the material. My grades on quizzes and exams are better, and reading the book and doing the many practice questions saves time for me later--it doesn't seem like more work, but instead, it helps me work and learn more efficiently.
I bought this book from reading amazon.com reviews. I highly recommend this book to anyone taking organic chemistry.
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Summary: Nice review, but too basic
Review: It was a nice review for my first semester of organic chemistry, but it was too basic for my college course. I am required to go into much more detail and mechanisms than this book even mentions. good for intro and as a supplement if you really need it, but dont rely on it to get you through.
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Summary: Klein's Student
Review: This is a good book for preparing for the mcats or doing well in orgo.
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Summary: I love you, Prof Klein
Review: This is by far and away the best book I have ever seen for ORGO. I read and did the book before starting class and I have the highest average in the class! Eveything is in language that is understandable (even to a dyslexic like me!) and actually fun to read. My Prof. wanted to see it after I told him about it and he's recommending it as an optional text for the fall classes .. He also borrowed my copy to take to the departmental meeting and show to the other Profs. If you have to take ORGO and do well, this it THE BOOK to help you do it!
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: This is by far and away the best book I have ever seen for ORGO. I read and did the book before starting class and I have the highest average in the class! Eveything is in language that is understandable (even to a dyslexic like me!) and actually fun to read. My Prof. wanted to see it after I told him about it and he's recommending it as an optional text for the fall classes .. He also borrowed my copy to take to the departmental meeting and show to the other Profs. If you have to take ORGO and do well, this it THE BOOK to help you do it!
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