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Instructional Materials

General Chemistry Open Access Textbook

• is an open access general chemistry textbook featuring:
  
  • text that can be read online or downloaded
  • exercises (with solutions) at the end of each chapter
  • : includes a Student Solution Guide (detailed solutions for textbook problems), a Reading and Notetaking Guide (strategies and study tips) and a Student Time Management Guide

General Chemistry Practice Exercises and Quizzes

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  • links to extra practice exercises for each chapter in the Zumdahl textbook
  • links to solutions follow at the bottom of the page
• • dynamically generated practice quizzes covering various topics in general chemistry

Math Review

• • excellent math booklet designed for chemistry students
  • easy to navigate Contents page with hyperlinks to each topic
  • has worked out exercises to illustrate the basics and examples as they apply to chemistry

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Reference Tables and Resources

• • digital access to high-quality, interactive data tables in chemistry and physics
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  • two interactive periodic tables useful for exploring element properties, periodic trends,
    electronic structure, isotopes and more
• • alphabetical dictionary offering definitions and examples of important chemistry terms.
    a brief definition is given and a hyperlink leads to a deeper discussion of each term

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Video and Interactive Resources

• • access over 100 short videos and interactive learning objects on topics in general chemistry
• • professionally-developed online course covering first-year chemistry in 13 video modules
  • over 400 short videos which include problem-solving skills, quizzes, and demos
• • open access, broadly-sourced educational resources
  • use the site search engine to find links to concise mini-lessons with worked-out examples and practice exercises on just about any chemistry topic
• • interactive online tutor designed to help you develop problem-solving skills in chemistry
  • actively work through problems in three modules:
    • 鈥淜nowing What You Know and Don鈥檛 Know鈥� 鈥� How to breakdown a problem into smaller steps
    • 鈥淭abulating the Information鈥� 鈥� How organizing information can bring clarity to the problem
    • 鈥淪toryboarding鈥� 鈥� How drawing diagrams can help you visualize and solve a complex problem
• Problem-Solving Using Dimensional Analysis
  • interactive PowerPoint where you use units to guide you to a solution (link coming soon)

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