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Kevin Burgess

e-books

Apple Books Kindle Books 2 Saturated Acyclic Hydrocarbons Students learn what they think about. They see and read more, but only a fraction is learned. This series of workbooks, when used properly, forces students think about answers, by working problems:…

mind maps

Mind Maps and Sophomore Organic Chemistry Mind Map Epiphany Once I had to read and understand a chemical patent.  Patents tend to be cryptic and uninteresting, and that one was particularly boring.  My thinking started wandering every time I tried…

my teaching philosophy

observations students learn organic structures, concepts and mechanisms by drawing them; drawing organic structures and mechanisms currently cannot be effectively taught via web based systems, particularly multiple choice formats; asking students to draw structures/mechanisms in lectures is more valuable to…