recommended Orgo books

[pioneer22]

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Hey everyone,

I am taking Organic Chem this fall and was looking into books to help with the course.

I am heard great things about Klein's Orgo as a 2nd Language, but apparently he came out with his own book also..

What do you all recommend for a supplemental Orgo textbook?

Thanks

 

[Blanky]

The second language books alone should be your bible. His book I have no doubt will aid in you learning. Do you already have decent conceptual understanding of electronegativity and acids/bases?

 

[pioneer22]

The second language books alone should be your bible. His book I have no doubt will aid in you learning. Do you already have decent conceptual understanding of electronegativity and acids/bases?

Pretty decent—I mean I understand those concepts from Gen Chem very well...

 

[pioneer22]

does anyone else have experience with Orgo as 2nd Language, or Klein's standalone Orgo book?

 

[drmantistobbogan]

Not a book but ChadsVideos is highly recommended. Didn't look at a single book for all of ochem, scored no less than 97% on an exam, and now tutor for ochem.

 

[backside_attack]

does anyone else have experience with Orgo as 2nd Language, or Klein's standalone Orgo book?

I used both. My O-chem prof selected Klein's book (which I found online for free in a pdf format somewhere) and I bought 2nd language for both semesters.

As another poster said, 2nd language = the bible of Ochem. His standalone book is a MASSIVE text. 2nd language is essentially a workbook. I would highly, highly recommend it. Use his book (if you want) for extra practice and more indepth explanations. But there are tons of free resources online if you don't want to purchase the text (Khan, etc.)

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[Eagleye2]

I take very little away from lectures, but I used second lnguage book religiously along with textbook problems. If you follow along in the second language and do practice rpbolems from both there and the klein book you should do well. Do not fall behind though that is very important

 

[Neuro25_]

I read the first two chapters of organic chemistry as a second language (part I) over summer break before Ochem and it made the start of my semester much smoother and less overwhelming.

I strong advise purchasing the second language book and reading it alongside your text in addition to problem solving in both books. Lectures should help solidify that information afterwards.

Good luck!

 

[Neuro25_]

Oh and I forgot to mention khan academy has tons of videos that are reaction specific which should be another go to source when you need a visual.

 

[pioneer22]

Ok thank you.

My course uses the McMurry textbook, so I plan on supplementing that with Klein's 2nd language and ChadsVideos / KA

 

[deleted446889]

does anyone else have experience with Orgo as 2nd Language, or Klein's standalone Orgo book?

Both, along with the solutions manual for his textbook, were invaluable to me. I took Orgo I 3 years before taking Orgo II and didn't learn anything at all, but I was able to basically learn all of Orgo in 1 semester and smash Orgo II all thanks to Klein's books.

Use the handbook like a real handbook and read it whenever and wherever you can. I kept referring back to it throughout the semester as well. He makes the basics of Orgo very clear in it but while that's an absolute requirement to do well in Orgo it's not enough. The textbook gives you more in-depth information and specific reactions, and the practice questions with the explanations from the solutions manual are the key to really mastering the material.

I also used ClutchPrep which was very helpful for video explanations and more practice.