David R. Klein – författare

Many students and instructors are overwhelmed by the vast amount of content and concepts presented in General Chemistry. Students often emerge from the course with little understanding of chemical concepts and must be retaught in subsequent courses. This supplemental text can be paired with Olmsted/Williams, Brady, Spencer or any other General Chemistry title. David Klein is a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University where he teaches Organic and General Chemistry. He is a dynamic and creative teacher and uses analogy to help students grasp difficult topics. Klein’s unique informal voice and manner of presentation help students truly master key topics in this course. He is also the author of Organic Chemistry as a Second Language; response to this book has been phenomenal.

Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry 4th edition provides a comprehensive, yet accessible treatment of all the essential organic chemistry concepts covered in a two-semester course. The textbook includes all the concepts covered in a typical organic chemistry textbook but is unique in its skill development approach to the subject. Presented with a skills-based approach that bridges the gap between organic chemistry theory and real-world practice, the book places special emphasis on developing the problem-solving skills through applied exercises and activities. Numerous hands-on activities and real-world examples are integrated throughout the text to help students understand both the “why” and the “how” behind organic chemistry. This international adapted edition offers new and updated content with improved presentation of all course material. The text adopts greater focus on retrosynthetic strategies for synthesis and skill-building. Some of the chapters include updates in nomenclature, structural presentation, mechanisms, kinetic data and recent developments in synthesis and applications. The book presents ample opportunity for practice and assessment with numerous practice problems, review questions, SkillBuilder activities, and up-to-date literature-based problems. This book and series is authorized for sale in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand only and may not be exported. The content is comprehensively adapted to international requirements and materially different from similar products for other markets including the authorized U.S. counterpart of this title.

Organic chemistry is a challenging subject, with many students expecting it to require many hours of memorization. Author David Klein's Second Language books prove this is not true—organic chemistry is one continuous story that actually makes sense if you pay close attention. Klein’s books use a conversational tone making them more accessible and easier to read for students. Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: Second Semester Topics, 6e builds on the principles explored in the first half of the course, delving deeper into molecular mechanisms, reactions, and analytical techniques. Using Klein’s one-of-a-kind SkillBuilder approach, the book includes hands-on exercises and thoroughly explained solutions designed to further reinforce student comprehension of chemical concepts and organic principles. An indispensable supplement to the primary text, this resource covers aromatic compounds, infrared (IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, nucleophilic and electrophilic aromatic substitution, ketones and aldehydes, carboxylic acid derivatives, and much more. Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: Second Semester Topics, 6e teaches students how to ask the right questions to solve problems, study more efficiently, and learn to speak the language of organic chemistry. Like its first-semester companion title, it is an essential ‘guide on the side’ for any organic chemistry student no matter what textbook or instructor-provided lecture material is used. The inclusion of new end of chapter problems, providing both practice and challenge, will prepare students and build confidence come exam time, as well as outside the classroom.

Organic chemistry can be a challenging subject. Most students view organic chemistry as a subject requiring hours upon hours of memorization. Author David Klein's Second Language books prove this is not true—organic chemistry is one continuous story that makes sense if you pay attention. Offering a unique skill-building approach, these market-leading books teach students how to ask the right questions to solve problems, study more efficiently to avoid wasting time, and learn to speak the language of organic chemistry.Covering the initial half of the course, Organic Chemistry as a Second Language: First Semester Topics reviews critical principles and explains their relevance to the rest of the course. Each section provides hands-on exercises and step-by-step explanations to help students fully comprehend classroom lectures and textbook content. Now in the 6th edition, there are approximately 30 new end-of-chapter exercises in each chapter. These new exercises vary in difficulty, starting with exercises that focus on just one skill or concept (called Practice Problems), and continuing with exercises that focus on more than one skill or concept (called Integrated Problems), and concluding with advanced exercises (called Challenge Problems). There are also author-created, detailed solutions for all new exercises, and these detailed solutions appear in the back of the book.

Mit einem soliden Fundament und dem richtigen Handwerkszeug lernt sich die Chemie deutlich leichter. David R. Klein erklärt Ihnen in diesem Buch grundlegende Dinge wie das richtige Rechnen mit Einheiten und wie Sie eine Formeln umgehen sollten. Schnell geht es danach weiter in der großen Welt der Chemie. Sie erfahren, wie Sie mit Reaktionen umgehen, was das Ideale Gasgesetz ist, was es zu Orbitalen und Bindungen zu wissen gibt und vieles mehr. Der Autor kommt dabei schnell auf den Punkt und so können Sie sich zügig das Rüstzeug für Ihr Leben mit der Chemie verschaffen, ob Sie sich nun freiwillig mit dem Thema beschäftigen oder nicht.

Kohlenstoff ist ein ganz besonderer Stoff und so ist die Organische Chemie, die sich mit ihm beschäftigt, besonders wichtig. David R. Klein erklärt Ihnen in dieser umfassend korrigierten Auflage die Grundlagen der Organischen Chemie: von Einstiegsthemen, wie der korrekten Zeichnung von Bindungen, bis zu komplexeren Punkten wie Konfigurationen. Er fasst sich dabei so knapp wie möglich und so können Sie sich schnell das für Sie relevante Wissen aneignen. Mit zahlreichen Übungsaufgaben können Sie Ihr Wissen dann auch noch überprüfen und festigen.

Ist der Anfang bei der Organischen Chemie getan, geht es auch gleich weiter, denn nach den Grundlagen kommen die Reaktionen. David R. Klein erklärt Ihnen in dieser umfassend korrigierten Auflage, was Sie zu Substitutions-, Eliminierungs-, und Additionsreaktionen wissen sollten. Ein Kapitel zu Alkoholen und eine Einführung in die Synthesen runden das Buch ab. So ist dieser Schnellkurs die richtige Hilfestellung, wenn es in der Organischen Chemie ein wenig mehr als nur die Grundlagen sein soll. Mit zahlreichen Übungsaufgaben samt Lösungen können Sie Ihr Wissen gleich auch noch testen und festigen.