Would not recommend this book for chemistry major since it mostly states facts and does not provide a comprehensive/detailed explanation.
Easy to read

This textbook is fantastic. It explains concepts that I never understood in my inorganic chemistry course in a way that made everything click right away. There is less "reading," per se, and more examples, diagrams, and problems - I find this very useful. There are hundreds of problems with each chapter - both sprinkled in with the readings and at the end of the chapter. Doing all of the problems in this textbook is what helped me to get an A on my exam. But if you buy this textbook, don't forget to buy the solutions manual as well!

I thought it would be in the original packaging but I was still surprised and pleased that it was in excellent condition.

It arrived very quickly and was in excellent condition. I couldn't me more satisfied with the services that were provided. Keep up the good work:-)

This is a well written chemistry textbook. It's not nearly so dry as older style chemistry books and is filled with many real life examples that make the subject matter more interesting.

this textbook is required by my chemistry professor at south dakota state university. It has a complimentary answer guide to the practice problems in the book. both books are informative for the information covered in my organic chemistry class.

This is a very good basic text for organic chemistry, one of the newest ones out there. I liked the order in which topics were presented but others liked an older text better. The student solutions manual and study guide are a must.

As Organic Chem. books go, this is the best one I ever got. It is also the only one I own, but that doesn't matter.

Several sample problems are worked out in every chapter after each new concept to illustrate the material covered. They are all very clearly explained.

In addition, there are also more than enough problems at the end of each chapter to help students better understand the topics covered, however the answers are not provided in the back of the textbook (this is precisely why the solutions manual is a must buy).

I have worked all the problems presented from chapter 1 to chapter 21 (to include the end of chapter problems), and I have encountered only two or three "bad problems" for which the answers were not explained clearly. Almost every answer to every problem is clearly illustrated - some concepts are even better explained in the solutions manual than in the textbook!

I'd wish the buyer good luck in this class, but I doubt any disciplined, devoted student would need it after using this text with the solution manual.

Several sample problems are worked out in every chapter after each new concept to illustrate the material covered. They are all very clearly explained.

In addition, there are also more than enough problems at the end of each chapter to help students better understand the topics covered, however the answers are not provided in the back of the textbook (this is precisely why the solutions manual is a must buy).

I have worked all the problems presented from chapter 1 to chapter 21 (to include the end of chapter problems), and I have encountered only two or three "bad problems" for which the answers were not explained clearly. Almost every answer to every problem is clearly illustrated - some concepts are even better explained in the solutions manual than in the textbook!

It's expensive, but it's worth the money if you use it properly. I'd wish the buyer good luck in this class, but I doubt any disciplined, devoted student would need it after using this text with the solution manual.

I'm currently teaching a two semester organic chem course using professor Smith's book. In my opinion this is the best organic text currently available. The book and the accompanying solutions manual are almost totally free of typographical and conceptual errors. The organization and presentation are done with marvelous clarity; the book is visually beautiful; and the author communicates her enthusiasm and enjoyment of the subject in every chapter. My only minor criticism: I'd like to see a little more historical perspective and acknowledgement of the contributions of the 19th and early 20th century giants who created organic chemisty.

This book clearly teaches one how to do organic chemistry. I got an A in Organic Chemistry, but if I didn't have this book I would have failed. This book explains everything the professor didn't. It has a great study guide solutions manual, which gives details to the answers of all the problems.

There are many mistakes in this book in many of the mechanisms. Many of the mechanisms are not completely drawn out and are missing many arrows and non-bonded/lone pair electrons. Compared to other O.Chem. textbooks that I have read, this one does not flow in a manner that is very easy to follow and the frequent mistakes make it even more difficult. I would not recommend this book to any professor or student taking O.Chem.

Organic chemistry is extremely difficult but this book was written in a way that made it much easier to understand! There were excellent explainations and practice problems. I would definitly recommend this textbook.