143 Chemistry
Collections
MERLOT Chemistry (Various CC licences) by various
The MERLOT Chemistry Portal helps people explore all the many resources available for teaching and learning chemistry.
Open Chemistry (CC BY-SA) by various
Open Chemistry (OpenChem) provides a full curriculum of recorded lectures covering undergraduate chemistry plus selected graduate topics. Through lecture videos and ancillary materials, anyone in the world can effectively sit alongside UCI Irvine students and view complete undergraduate core and elective course lectures delivered by top faculty members.
WikiEducator CHEMISTRY (CC BY-SA) by various
A collection of chemistry resources curated by Jim Hebden, a British Columbia high school teacher.
Courses
Biochemistry (CC BY-NC-SA) provided by Carnegie Melon University
Biochemistry is an introductory course, designed for both biology and chemical engineering majors. A consistent theme in this course is the development of a quantitative understanding of the interactions of biological molecules from a structural, thermodynamic, and molecular dynamic point of view. A molecular simulation environment provides the opportunity for you to explore the effect of molecular interactions on the biochemical properties of systems.
OpenOChem Cloud (Various CC licences) by OpenOChem
A homework/quizzing system that plugs in to your existing LMS. Unlike other “do all” homework systems, OpenOChem was designed from the ground up for creating, sharing, and administering Organic Chemistry assessments.
Supplementary Materials
A student Workbook and PPT Slides for Chemistry and the Environment: A Chemistry Perspective for discussion of Environmental Issues (CC BY) by Latimer, Devin R.
A set of organic chemistry learning modules that provide structured guidance to explore organic chemistry concepts. The modules provide metacognitive support, interactive instructional videos, animations, and interactive activities that promote the mastery of concepts, provide feedback, and link to real-world contexts with three learning modules:
- Nomenclature for organic chemistry
- Organic reaction mechanisms
- Organic acid-base reactions
Downloadable images (CC BY-SA)
- Hypertonic Isotonic Hypotonic: Movement of water, due to osmosis of a cell in three different solutions, tonicity. In a hypertonic solution, water moves out of the cell. In an isotonic solution, there is no net movement of water. In a hypotonic solution, water moves into the cell.
- Molecules
- Periodic Table of the Elements
- pH Scale: pH Scale showing neutral, acidic and basic
- Subatomic particles
- Lost an electron joke: A joke about an atom losing an electron. When an atom loses an electron, it ends up with a positive charge, which is why the joke ends with “Yeah, I’m positive…”
- Subatomic attitudes: Shows the relative charge of each of the subatomic particles, but as related to what the same language would mean with respect to personalities.
- Synthesis and Degradation: Synthesis is the bonding of monomers to create polymers. Degradation is the breaking of bonds within a polymer to create monomers.
Textbooks
Chemistry and the Environment: A Chemistry Perspective for discussion of Environmental Issues (CC BY) by Latimer, Devin R.
This textbook designed to accompany a one-semester course in chemistry-based discussions of important environmental issues such as air pollution, the ozone layer, climate change and water quality. Chemical principles are introduced, followed by environmental ‘focus’ sections to base discussions on the scientific principles and societal intricacies of the individual topics. A student Workbook and PPT Slides are also available.
CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe and Everything(CC-BY-NC-SA) by Melanie M. Cooper and Michael W. Klymkowsky
This textbook is a transformed general chemistry curriculum, developed by an interdisciplinary team of a chemist and a molecular biologist, that aims to bring about evidence-based change in general chemistry. General Chemistry is a gateway course for many students intending on careers in scientific, engineering, and health care-related disciplines. While there have been many attempts to improve the outcomes for these students, little has changed over the past 60 years. Recent transformation efforts have focused primarily on incorporating student engagement techniques into the course, rather than considering what it is that is important for students to learn. CLUE is different. CLUE was developed using a design research approach that focuses on scaffolded progressions around four core ideas: structure and properties, bonding and interactions, energy, and change and stability. The course emphasizes causal mechanistic reasoning in order to help students move beyond knowing that, to knowing how and knowing why chemical phenomena occur.
Concept Development Studies in Chemistry (CC BY) by John S. Hutchinson
“Concept Development Studies in Chemistry” is an online textbook for an Introductory General Chemistry course. Each module develops a central concept in Chemistry from experimental observations and inductive reasoning. This approach complements an interactive or active learning teaching approach.
Chemistry LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA) by various.
A collection of open textbooks, assignments, and other educational resources on chemistry subjects.
Introductory Chemistry (CC-BY-NC-SA) by David W. Ball and Jessie A. Key
The goal of this textbook is not to make you an expert. True expertise in any field is a years-long endeavor. Here I will survey some of the basic topics of chemistry. This survey should give you enough knowledge to appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life and, if necessary, prepare you for additional instruction in chemistry.
Introductory Chemistry (CC BY-NC-SA) by David W. Ball
This books surveys some of the basic topics of chemistry. This survey should give you enough knowledge to appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life and, if necessary, prepare you for additional instruction in chemistry. Throughout each chapter, two features are presented that reinforce the theme of the textbook: chemistry is all around you. The first is a feature titled, appropriately, “Chemistry Is Everywhere.” “Chemistry Is Everywhere” focuses on the personal hygiene products that you may use every morning: toothpaste, soap, and shampoo, among others. This feature makes it clear that chemistry is, indeed, everywhere. The other feature focuses on chemistry that you likely indulge in every day: eating and drinking. In the “Food and Drink App,” it is explained how the chemistry of the chapter applies to things that you eat and drink every day. These two features allow us to see the things we interact with every day in a new light—as chemistry.
Introduction to Organic Chemistry (CC-NC-SA) by Steven Langdon
Organic Chemistry I (CC by-NC-SA) by Xin Liu
An open textbook that is suitable for the first semester of Organic Chemistry. Basic concepts of the structures and reactivities of organic molecules are covered in this open textbook. Besides the fundamental discussions of organic acids-bases, stereochemistry, IR and NMR, this book also includes the topics of substitution and elimination reactions, radical substitution of alkanes, preparation and reactions of alkenes and alkynes.
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