Advances in Teaching Organic Chemistry

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Preface 1. Discovery-Based Labs for Organic Chemistry: Overview and Effectiveness Norma Dunlap and Leah J. Martin 2. A Decade of Undergraduate Research-Inspired Organic Laboratory Renewal Andrew P. Dicks 3. Fluorophores, Fluorescent Polymers, and Energy Transfer in an Undergraduate Laboratory Setting Mindy Levine and Patrick Marks 4. Introducing Scientific Writing in a Second Semester Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course Allison A. Schmitt and James A. Parise 5. Engaging the Masses: Encouraging All Students to Buy Into the Organic Chemistry Program N. E. Schore 6. Use of Neural Scaffolding To Improve Comprehension of Organic Chemistry in a Supplemental Instruction Setting Connie Gabel, Dustin Politica, and Rosemarie Walker 7. What's Wrong With Carbonyl Chemistry? Scott T. Handy 8. Predictability of Organic Chemistry Students' Final Course Grades Using Four-Week Averages J. T. Wasacz, K. A. O. Pacheco, and J. O. Schreck 9. Historical Examples Integrated into the Organic Chemistry Curriculum Kevin M. Bucholtz 10. Blending Organic and General Chemistry: A Unified and Holistic Curriculum Reform Effort David P. Cartrette and Matthew L. Miller 11. Revamping a Second Semester Organic Course To Meet the New ACS Biochemistry Requirements Jetty Duffy-Matzner and Jared R. Mays 12. Enabling 21st Century Student Success in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry David P. Pursell, Joseph C. Sloop, Richard L. Pennington, Julia B. Paredes, Mai Yin Tsoi, and Sonal Dekhane 13. Using Short Videos To Supplement Lectures on Reaction Mechanisms, Organic Spectroscopy, and Polymer Chemistry Arno Kraft, Emma S. Rankin, and Valeria Arrighi 14. Podcasting in Organic Chemistry Michael D. Mosher Editors' Biographies Indexes Author Index Subject Index