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Organic Chemistry I & II

Lead Author(s): Steven Forsey

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Top Hat Intro Course - Organic Chemistry I & II is designed for instructors who want an active, dynamic, and understandable approach to support their own efforts in the classroom. This ever-evolving textbook includes auto-graded questions, videos and approachable language in order to make difficult concepts easier to understand and implement.

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Key features in this textbook

Engage students with all different learning styles, offering plentiful visuals, instructional videos, interactive demonstrations, real world examples and auto-graded drawing questions.

Built-in assessment questions embedded throughout chapters so students can read a little, do a little, and test themselves to see what they know! “Keeping it Real”Sections connect theory to real-world examples and demonstrate the real-life applications of Organic Chemistry.

Questions are embedded right in the textbook and can be auto-graded, including chemical drawings.

Key features in this textbook

Interactive learning

3D molecular models help students understand and conceptualize chemical reactions
Embedded problem-solving videos show the entire reaction mechanism, making it easy for students to comprehend large scale reactions
‘Keeping it Real’ sections connect theory to real-world examples and demonstrate the real-life applications of Organic Chemistry

Dynamic assessments

Built-in assessment questions are embedded throughout chapters
Auto-graded questions are available, even chemical drawings

All-in-one package

Fully customizable textbook fits any professor’s needs
Pre-made lecture slides and in-class polls, discussion questions and activities help with class prep

About this textbook

Lead Authors

Dr. Steven Forsey, Ph.D.University of Waterloo

Steven Forsey is currently a Professor at University of Waterloo, teaching a variety of organic chemistry courses to Chemistry, Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology and distance education students. He received his Ph.D. (2004) for Synthetic Organic Chemistry from University of Waterloo, Ontario. He is a recipient of the Excellence of Science Teaching Award and has acted as the Teaching Fellow for the Department of Chemistry since 2016.

Contributing Authors

Felix NgassaGrand Valley State University

Neil GargUCLA

Jennifer ChaytorSaginaw Valley State University

Greg DomskiAugustana College

Christian E. MaduCollin Community College

Christopher NicholsonUniversity of West Florida

Franklin OwEast Los Angeles College, UCLA

Robert S. PhillipsUniversity of Georgia

Grigoriy SeredaUniversity of South Dakota

Simon E. LopezUniversity of Florida

Brannon McCulloughNorthern Arizona University

Jason JonesKennesaw State University

José BoquinAugustana College

Stephanie BrouetSaginaw Valley State University

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