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CHEM 40 Open Educational Resources

Open Educational Resources (OER) aims to make knowledge accessible to all learners through broad accessibility and removing financial barriers.

Organic Chemistry (CHEM 40AB)

These courses now use a customized UC San Diego OER textbook edition of “Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis” by Timothy Soderberg that is available for download below. These materials have been revised and customized to the unique curriculum offered at UC San Diego. Enrolled students will additionally have these textbook materials shared with them through their Canvas course portal.

Textbook Chapters for CHEM 40A

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Table Appendix