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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Comparison of Organic Chemistry Textbooks
Consider adding Top Hat’s Organic Chemistry textbook to your upcoming course. We’ve put together a textbook comparison to make it easy for you in your upcoming evaluation.
Top Hat
Steven Forsey, “Organic Chemistry”, Only one edition needed
McGraw-Hill
Carey & Giuliano, “Organic Chemistry”, 10th Edition
Wiley
Solomons et al., “Organic Chemistry”, 12th Edition
Wiley
David R. Klein, “Organic Chemistry”, 3rd Edition
Pricing
Average price of textbook across most common format
Up to 40-60% more affordable
Lifetime access on any device
$219
Hardcover print text only
$301
Hardcover print text only
$301
Hardcover print text only
Always up-to-date content, constantly revised by community of professors
Content meets standard for Introduction to Organic Chemistry course, and is updated with the latest content
In-Book Interactivity
Includes embedded multi-media files and integrated software to enhance visual presentation of concepts directly in textbook
Only available with supplementary resources at additional cost
Only available with supplementary resources at additional cost
Only available with supplementary resources at additional cost
Customizable
Ability to revise, adjust and adapt content to meet needs of course and instructor
All-in-one Platform
Access to additional questions, test banks, and slides available within one platform
Pricing
Average price of textbook across most common format
Top Hat
Steven Forsey, “Organic Chemistry”, Only one edition needed
Up to 40-60% more affordable
Lifetime access on any device
McGraw-Hill
Carey & Giuliano, “Organic Chemistry”, 10th Edition
$219
Hardcover print text only
Wiley
Solomons et al., “Organic Chemistry”, 12th Edition
$301
Hardcover print text only
Wiley
David R. Klein, “Organic Chemistry”, 3rd Edition
$301
Hardcover print text only
Always up-to-date content, constantly revised by community of professors
Constantly revised and updated by a community of professors with the latest content
Top Hat
Steven Forsey, “Organic Chemistry”, Only one edition needed
McGraw-Hill
Carey & Giuliano, “Organic Chemistry”, 10th Edition
Wiley
Solomons et al., “Organic Chemistry”, 12th Edition
Wiley
David R. Klein, “Organic Chemistry”, 3rd Edition
In-book Interactivity
Includes embedded multi-media files and integrated software to enhance visual presentation of concepts directly in textbook
Top Hat
Steven Forsey, “Organic Chemistry”, Only one edition needed
McGraw-Hill
Carey & Giuliano, “Organic Chemistry”, 10th Edition
Wiley
Solomons et al., “Organic Chemistry”, 12th Edition
Wiley
David R. Klein, “Organic Chemistry”, 3rd Edition
Customizable
Ability to revise, adjust and adapt content to meet needs of course and instructor
Top Hat
Steven Forsey, “Organic Chemistry”, Only one edition needed
McGraw-Hill
Carey & Giuliano, “Organic Chemistry”, 10th Edition
Wiley
Solomons et al., “Organic Chemistry”, 12th Edition
Wiley
David R. Klein, “Organic Chemistry”, 3rd Edition
All-in-one Platform
Access to additional questions, test banks, and slides available within one platform
Top Hat
Steven Forsey, “Organic Chemistry”, Only one edition needed
McGraw-Hill
Carey & Giuliano, “Organic Chemistry”, 10th Edition
Wiley
Solomons et al., “Organic Chemistry”, 12th Edition
Wiley
David R. Klein, “Organic Chemistry”, 3rd Edition
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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Hi there! Welcome to Top Hat's Organic Chemistry interactive text! We hope you have a great experience with this course, and our text. To start, we would like to introduce you to some of our features so that you are comfortable with your new textbook.
Among the things you will frequently encounter in our texts are embedded questions. Depending on your professor, these may be graded for participation or correctness. There are six types of questions we have to offer, plus discussion style questions. Let's take a look at one of each:
1) Multiple Choice: Simply click on the correct answer. If there is more than one correct answer, it will be specified in the question.
What is the chemical symbol for Carbon?
Li
C
Co
Fe
2) Word Answer: Just type in your answer into the textbox.
What is the common name for the compound HO?
3) Numeric Answer: As the name suggests, these questions require an answer that is a number.
How many carbon atoms are there in a propane molecule?
4) Matching Question: Click on an item in the left hand column, and then click on its match in the right hand column to align them.
Match the phases of matter with their correct examples.
Solid
Water
Liquid
Salt crystal
Gas
Air
5) Click on Target Question: These questions will be accompanied by an image. You must click on the correct part of the picture. Sometimes, multiple clicks will be allowed.
Click on the box that represents Nitrogen
6) Sorting Question: Drag the options into the proper order.
Sort the hydrocarbons from smallest (bottom) to biggest (top)
butane
methane
propane
ethane
7) Chemistry Drawing Question: There also may be times where you are asked to draw molecules, with our embedded drawing tool. Please check out the Student User Guide for Marvin JS for the details.
Throughout the book, you will see 'Keeping it Real' banners, which indicate sections within each chapter that connect the theory to real world examples.We love to hear your feedback about the text! At the end of every chapter, there is a survey that you can fill out to ask questions or report difficulties. Please don't hesitate to let us know.
Reference for this text:
Forsey, Steven, et al. (2018). Organic Chemistry I & II: A Top Hat Interactive Text. 4th ed. Toronto, Ontario: Top Hat Monocle. Available from https://tophat.com/marketplace/science-&-math/chemistry/textbooks/organic-chemistry-i-&-ii-steven-forsey/294
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