Techniques and Experiments in Organic Chemistry

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Features of the text

Learning objectives clearly communicate expectations to students.

Clear and measurable learning objectives start off every chapter. Greg Friestad has written these learning objectives with the goal to communicate to students, with transparency, what they are expected to be able to do.

Techniques Videos are integrated throughout the text package.

Short Techniques Videos accompany the Techniques chapters in the ebook and in the Smartwork online pre-labs, giving students the opportunity to view live demonstrations of the 16 most important lab procedures.

Pre-lab Assignments prepare students to succeed in the lab.

Pre-lab Assignments can be assigned through Smartwork online homework. These include hints, feedback, and links to the section of the ebook students should review.

About the Author

Gregory K. Friestad is an associate professor in the department of chemistry at the University of Iowa where he teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level, including more than 15 semesters teaching majors and non-majors organic laboratory courses. Since 2015, Friestad has been developing a new curriculum for the introductory organic laboratory, focusing on standard scale experimental procedures to develop skills and experiences that translate to research, while emphasizing sustainability and biological perspectives.

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