"Organic Chemistry" , 11 or 12th edition (abridged version is fine)
by T.W. Graham Solomons and Craig B. Fryhle

and

Study Guide and Solutions Manual to Accompany Organic Chemistry"

These are available at the Georgia Tech  bookstore as a bundle, together with the required software, at considerable savings over separate purchase from other retailers

Optional Software (FREE)

You may wish to obtain access to CambridgeSoft's ChemOffice software package consisting of ChemDraw and Chem3D. You may use these to answer homework problems and to generate reports in laboratory classes, and maybe even in ChBE and BIOL classes!

ChemOffice is downloadable from Cambridgesoft:

Go to: http://scistore.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=100.
1. Register with the site (button in top left)
2. Go back to the download page (the link above), enter a gatech.edu email. Follow directions to download the software installer.
3. Install the software. You will be asked for verification/activation code during the installation. This will have been emailed to you (your email program might have placed the message in your junk mailbox - so check there as well!)
4. Enter the info in the installation process and proceed.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ChemDraw           INSTRUCTIONS FOR Chem3D   

 INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR MECHANICS

Many students find model kits useful when studying organic chemistry.  You do not need an expensive kit.  A small selection of atoms and bonds is useful. Model kits could certainly be shared.