Three years ago, as a first-time teacher, I took over for the previous organic chemistry professor at our university, including the textbook he was using. It was one of the most popular books organized by functional groups. After surviving through my first-year teaching, I sensed that it was confusing mechanistically. Seeing how the reaction worked … Continue reading An Enlightening Experience
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Interest boxes are my favorite part of textbooks. Admittedly, I have been only studying and teaching chemistry for about 20 years but every chemistry textbook that I have ever used always had the fun breakout boxes that told a fun and interesting chemistry story related to that chapter’s material. At first glance, they might not … Continue reading Steal This Idea