Summer Orgo Prep

ISBN: 979-8-3507-5325-7
By: Karty, Joel

ABOUT THE BOOK

Summer Orgo Prep is designed to help set students up for success in their upcoming undergraduate Organic Chemistry course, with text, embedded videos, example problems, and self-check quizzes. And it helps get students ready in four major ways. First, it teaches students how to approach their Organic Chemistry course the right way, by committing to understanding fundamental concepts, especially reaction mechanisms. Second, it bridges the gap between General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, by reviewing General Chemistry concepts, and showing how those ideas can be extended to Organic Chemistry types of problems. Third, it introduces students to several of the most fundamental concepts that underlie all of Organic Chemistry. And finally, Summer Orgo Prep shows students how to apply those concepts toward solving some of the most common types of problems students will see in Organic Chemistry. Ultimately, Summer Orgo Prep is designed to help lower students' anxiety about their upcoming Organic Chemistry course, so they walk in more confidently on day 1.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joel Karty

Dr. Joel Karty (Dr. J.) has been a professor of Organic Chemistry at Elon University for more than 24 years, which has been ranked #1 in teaching among national universities from 2021-2025. He is also the author of the mechanistically organized textbook, Organic Chemistry: Principles and Mechanisms, now in its 3rd edition. Dr. J. received his Ph.D. from Stanford University, and his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Puget Sound. He has been active in undergraduate research at Elon University for over two decades, publishing several journal articles on quantifying resonance and inductive effects toward fundamental chemical systems. But his true passion is teaching, where he is always looking for ways to make undergraduate Chemistry courses more accessible to students who want to learn and succeed.