<p>Hey, when I took AP Biology, people said, use Cliffsnotes and it really does lead to sucess. Now, for MCAT, everyone suggests ExamKrackers and Kaplans for problems. So there is a general consensus for good books that are really useful during undergrad. </p>
<p>Well, I am basically looking for the BEST supplement book to an Organic Chemistry textbook that includes both summaries and problems kind of like Schaum's Series, but I hear that the Organic Chem book for Schaum's is not so good.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts on really good "Problem Set" books for Organic Chem rather than just doing the problems at the end of the textbook after each chapter.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Most ochem text books come with a review manual with explained problems, or at least you can purchase one that goes with the book.</p>
<p>Yeah, but are there any other really good review books</p>
<p>i liked the book by peter sykes, which is more for chem majors rather than reviewing pre-meds -- it is good in that it is a small book that offers a short and clear description of organic chemistry unlike most undergraduate textbooks -- i've looked at "commercial" review books and they all seemed pretty horrible (like they had some concepts wrong and stressed memorization instead of understanding), but who knows, may be for pre-meds they are sufficient</p>
<p>the "organic chemistry as a second language" series will get your brain back in ochem mode and make tackling problems much easier</p>