Chapter Pedagogy- Working with the Concepts Example features a Strategy section that precedes the solution. The strategy section emphasizes the reasoning needed to solve the problem and then provides a logical sequence of steps to solve the problem.
- Caution statements
appear in many of the examples to alert students to potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. - Afterwards, students are given a Try It Yourself exercises that follows up on the concept.
- A wide range of end-of-chapter problems
include Chapter Integration Problems with step-by-step, worked out solutions, Team Problems for collaborative learning, and Pre-Professional Problems in the style of the MCAT.
Visualization Featureshelp students follow what is happening in the reaction
Interlude: A Summary of Organic Reaction Mechanisms, following Chapter 14, summarizes the key mechanisms that drive the majority of organic reactions.
Computerized generated ball-and-stick and space-filling models help students visualize three-dimensional structures
Electrostatic potential maps help students see how electron distribution affect the behavior
Mechanism icons in the margin
highlight important mechanisms
Model-building icons indicate structures found on our website
Reaction mechanism summary roadmaps summarize the possible of each functional group, and what each does.
Animated Mechanisms on the Book Companion Site