Comment Electrons (Score 4, Informative) 77
My (graduate level) organic professor told us that the only thing we needed to remember was that "electrons flow from the electron source to the electron sink".
By and large, he was right - and organic made a lot more sense than it did to me as an undergraduate. Undferatanding HOW the reactions worked was easier than memorization dozens of twisty little reaction types, all alike.
But if you're taking about sophomore level organic - come on, is there really THAT much stuff to memorize?
By and large, he was right - and organic made a lot more sense than it did to me as an undergraduate. Undferatanding HOW the reactions worked was easier than memorization dozens of twisty little reaction types, all alike.
But if you're taking about sophomore level organic - come on, is there really THAT much stuff to memorize?
