Does mechanistic thinking improve student success in organic chemistry?

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 850-853

  Grove, Nathaniel P ^a   Cooper, Melanie M ^b   Cox, Elizabeth L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; Curriculum; Mechanisms of Reactions; Organic Chemistry; Second Year Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862181834     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed200394d     Document Type: Article

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