Understand Organic Chemistry Textbooks And Workbooks

Understand Organic Chemistry

Understand Organic Chemistry is a groundbreaking textbook and workbook series that redefines how organic chemistry is taught—by focusing first on core principles and helping students build strong analytical skills. It is specifically designed to help students understand, not just memorize, organic chemistry. Rather than presenting reactions as isolated facts to memorize, this innovative series uses them as opportunities for students to apply fundamental concepts and develop problem-solving strategies. All the reactions found in a standard organic chemistry course are covered, but students go beyond memorization—they learn to think critically and apply their knowledge to chemical problems in biology, pharmacology, physiology, and beyond.

This series goes beyond content delivery—it empowers students with strategies for mastering complex systems through evidence-based learning methods such as:

  • Spaced retrieval practice

  • Varied and massed practice

  • Generative learning

  • Step-by-step guided analysis training

From reaction mechanisms to spectroscopic interpretation, students don’t just recognize facts—they learn to evaluate, integrate, and apply knowledge in new situations.

Each book is paired with a workbook and student video library, making it ideal for use in traditional, flipped, hybrid, or fully online courses. When adopted for a course, instructors also receive a complete teaching support package including lecture notes, training videos, and optional one-on-one onboarding.

Worried about changing your materials or lecture notes? We’ve got you covered. With adoption, you’ll receive:

  • A complete lecture slide package that aligns with the textbooks

  • Instructor versions of all workbooks

  • A training video and optional personal walkthrough of the materials

  • Ongoing support for implementing new content into your existing structure

Not sure it’ll work for your students?

At institutions where Understand Organic Chemistry has been tried, test averages have soared by as much as 40 points!

This isn’t just another textbook. It’s a teaching system, designed to transform how students learn and how you teach.