Book Description
Organic chemistry may be challenging, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get the grade you want. This book points out the major principles in organic chemistry and explains why they are relevant to the rest of the course. It provides time-saving study tips and a clear roadmap for your studies that will help you focus your efforts. And it helps you develop the skills you need to solve a variety of problems types—even unfamiliar ones!

From the Back Cover
GET A BETTER GRADE IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Organic Chemistry may be challenging, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get the grade you want. With David Klein’s Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: Translating the Basic Concepts, you’ll be able to better understand fundamental principles, solve problems, and focus on what you need to know to succeed.

Here’s how you can get a better grade in Organic Chemistry.

UNDERSTAND THE BIG PICTURE
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language points out the major principles in Organic Chemistry and explains why they are relevant to the rest of the course. By putting these principles together, you’ll have a coherent framework that will help you better understand your textbook.

 STUDY MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language provides time-saving study tips and a clear roadmap for your studies that will help you focus your efforts.

IMPROVE YOUR PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
Organic Chemistry as Second Language will help you develop the skills you need to solve a variety of problems types—even unfamiliar ones!

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This supplemental text is designed to accompany Solomons or any Organic Chemistry text. David Klein helps students see the patterns in organic chemistry. This leads to a deeper conceptual understanding of the material and less memorizing or rote learning.