Note from Chemistry Hall: Today I would like to share with you a recommendation of a YouTube channel. This is how the people at ‘Crash Course’ tackle organic chemistry teaching by using videos. I checked a couple of videos and they explain important concepts in a clear and conversational manner. If you are learning organic chemistry at an introductory level, be sure to check it out! Now follows the guest presentation by the editors of the course:

For many students, video content is a useful tool to supplement classroom learning and review concepts. At Crash Course, we create free online video courses on Youtube focused on a wide variety of subjects, from literature to chemistry. Over the past few months we have been making a new series of videos that are being uploaded weekly. Here you can find the presentation video and the YouTube channel:

The first part of the series is focused on the tools that help us understand organic chemistry, things like bonding, structure, and naming molecules. Once we have a basic toolbox, we start building molecules: from small molecules like ethanol to giant macromolecules like high-density polyethylene. In the second half of the course, we will get into multi-step synthesis of larger molecules. We’ll also look at important developments in the pharmaceutical industry because understanding organic chemistry is important in understanding health, medicine, and how the biochemistry of the body works.