November 20, 2008

Chemistry is a wonderful subject! The knowledge gained in this course can help you understand and therefore appreciate the world around you. It is my goal to help you gain such knowledge so you can use it wisely.

Remember, "Imagination is more imortant than knowledge" -Einstein

and

"Knowledge is not power! It's what you do with knowledge- now that's Power! " -Shin

Course syllabus (click here to download)

Metric table

Functional Groups

Amino Acids

Project report outline

3 out of the 4 Project Reports must be on the following topics: Environment, Health & Medicine, Pseudoscience & Technology

Sample Projects Reports:

Pseudoscience- Traditional Chinese Medicine

An American Pastime

Dental digital x-ray

Labs & Workshops

Safety Exam: You must take this quiz in order to be allowed to do the labs!

Safety Contract: You must sign this to be allowed to do the labs!

Lab 1: Manual Experimental Method

Lab 2: Manual Measurements

Lab 3: Manual Density

Lab 4: Manual Physical and Chemical Change

Lab 5: Manual Molecular Modeling

Lab 6: Manual(a) Manual(b) Nomenclature

Lab 7: Manual Properties of Solutions

Lab 8a: Manual Quantitative Analysis of Water

Lab 8b: Manual Qualitative Analysis of Water

Lab 9: Manual Cabbage & pH

Lab 10: Manual The Energy Content of Fuels

Lab 11: Manual(a) Manual(b) Forensics Fingerprints

Lab 12: Manual Analysis of Fats in Food

Lab 13: Manual Synthesis and Analysis of Aspirin I

Lab 13: Manual Synthesis and Analysis of Aspirin II

Workshop 1: Data Analysis

Workshop 2: Pseudoscience and Critical Analysis/Thinking

Workshop 3: Equilibrium

Workshop 4: Forensic Sciences

Sample exams

Exam 1 sample Solutions

Exam 2 sample Solutions

Exam 3 sample Solutions

Exam 4 sample Solutions

Exam 4b sample Another Sample 4 exam

Final sample

Remember:

• 2 Scantron forms, pencil, eraser & calculator
• The things to do to prepare for the exam- optional of course
• The things to do while taking the exam- optional of course