Book 1: First Year, 600 pages, paper, August 1999 (c.2000), ISBN 0-395-980925
Book 2: Second Year, 600 pages, paper, August 1999 (c.2000), ISBN 0-395-98093-3

The Rettich series of textbooks takes a new approach to chemistry education by integrating general chemistry and organic chemistry course material to reinforce concepts and increase students' comprehension.

These texts form the basis of a 2-year-long course that brings all major branches of chemistry into view beginning in the very first semester. This approach allows students to appreciate much of what practicing chemists actually do, leading students from observations to theories, not the reverse.

Learn more about the Rettich series and what it can offer your students:

The Background section contains more information about the pedagogical methods used in the Rettich books. Prefaces, tables of contents, and sample chapters can be found in Integrated Chemistry Series, Preliminary Editions.

The Text in Action section contains sample syllabi, quotes from faculty who have used the Rettich books, and contact information for those faculty. Check the Assessment section for information about the success rate for students and instructors using the Rettich curriculum.

Abstracts and information from related Workshops are also available.