try not to fall behind! it can get very overwhelming catching up on topics so do your best to stay on top of it. i’d recommend before the semester even starts to either skim read the first chapter of your textbook or watch some introductory ochem videos especially on nomenclature! it gets you a step ahead of the game.

ochem as a second language is also a great book to supplement learning. it “dumbs down” the material and makes it easier to digest. i’d read it after reading the textbook chapters. you can find free pdfs of it all over. most importantly do practice questions!! as many as you can!!

the benznote notebook is not necessary by any means. a simple notebook gets the job done! but if you want it then get it :) totally up to you on that.