Organic textbooks:What really matters?

CHED 105

Elliot G. Ennis, ege2a@mtsu.edu and Amy J. Phelps, ajphelps@mtsu.edu. Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, PO Box 68, Murfreesboro, TN 37132
In this day and age, the role of science textbooks is becoming more uncertain. In an effort to focus on what is important for organic chemistry texts, an online survey of organic chemistry professors on what material is covered in their organic chemistry courses for science majors was conducted. Survey Monkey, an online survey program, was used to construct a short 10-item survey which was sent to organic chemistry professors at various types of institutions across the nation. This report summarizes the results of the survey that revealed what professors believe is core material and what they feel is extraneous. Additionally, information will be provided on feedback professors gave on things they would like to see changed in texts.
 

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