Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 464 pages
- Published by: Brooks Cole
- Edition: 6th Edition March 30, 2006
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0495019321
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0495019329
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Book Dimensions:
10.6 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Description
The Study guide and Solutions manual contain the answers to all the problems in the text. This indispensable tool helps students develop solid problem solving strategies required for organic chemistry.
About The Author
John E. McMurry received his B.A. from
Harvard University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Foundation Fellow. He has received several awards, which include the National Institutes of Health Career Development Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, and the Max Planck Research Award. In addition to ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, he is also the author or coauthor of ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, A BIOLOGICAL APPROACH, basics OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, THE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS, CHEMISTRY, and basics OF GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY.
A new co-author, Eric Simanek of Texas A&M University, has expertise in both
Biochemistry and organic chemistry. Dr. Simanek received his B.S. Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in chemistry from
Harvard University, where his advisor was George M. Whitesides. He was most recently featured in the Journal of Chemical Education's October edition with an article on dendrimers. Dendrimers are polymers named for trees that show snowflake-like perfection. In 2000, Eric's group introduced dendrimers based on melamine. These architectures are unique in a variety of ways and subsequent reports from his group have addressed synthetic aspects of these architectures. He is also involved in improving science education the state of Texas.
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