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Chem 1A: General Chemistry I
Julie Brown · Woodland Community College
In the contents: 3.07: Summary of Inorganic Nomenclature · 3.11: Organic Compounds · 06: Thermochemistry
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CHEM 110: Introductory Chemistry
Lisa Sharpe Elles · University of Kansas
This integrated lecture and laboratory course provides an introduction to basic concepts related to general, organic, and biological chemistry. Suitable for students seeking an introductory course and for students who are majoring in health and allied health fields.
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Chemistry for Liberal Arts Laboratory Manual, Chem 11
Divan Fard · Shasta College
This Chemistry for Liberal Arts (Chem 11) Laboratory Manual provides hands-on experiments designed for Liberal Arts students and introduces students to fundamental chemical concepts and laboratory techniques. Activities include measurement and density, chemical nomenclature and reactions, stoichiometry, gases, flame tests, molecular structure, acid-base titration, equilibrium, hydrates, antacids, qualitative analysis, and organic molecular structures.
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Organic Synthesis
Kevin Shea · Smith College
This text is designed to build on traditional Organic Chemistry I and II courses for an Advanced Organic Chemistry class. The focus is on key reaction types that enable the construction of complex organic molecules: pericyclic reactions, transition metal catalyzed reactions, rearrangements, fragmentations, radical reactions, and carbene reactions. It explores these reactions through both mechanism and synthesis problems with many examples from the current literature.
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Chemistry 201: General Chemistry II
Fred Garces · San Diego Miramar College
In the contents: 07: Electrochemistry · 7.07: Batteries- Using Chemistry to Generate Electricity · 09: Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry
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Organic Chem I, Laboratory Manual , Chem
Divan Fard · Shasta College
This Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Manual introduces students to essential laboratory techniques and experimental methods used in organic chemistry. Experiments emphasize purification, separation, synthesis, characterization, and analysis of organic compounds while reinforcing concepts such as structure, functional groups, reaction chemistry, and spectroscopy. The manual also promotes safe laboratory practices, careful observation, accurate data collection, and scientific reasoning.
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Polymer Chemistry
Chris Schaller · College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
In the contents: 02: Synthetic Methods in Polymer Chemistry
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Fermentation in Food Chemistry
Kate Graham · College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Fermentation is the chemical process that involve micro-organisms to break down complex organic substances generally in the absence of oxygen to generate alcohol and carbon dioxide. Humans have been exploiting fermentation for making bread, wine, beer, and many types of food.
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Introduction to Solid State Chemistry
Donald Sadoway · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Introduction to Solid State Chemistry is a one-semester college course on the principles of chemistry. You’ll begin with an exploration of the fundamental relationship between electronic structure, chemical bonding, and atomic order, then proceed to the chemical properties of “aggregates of molecules,” including crystals, metals, glasses, semiconductors, solutions and acid-base equilibria, polymers, and biomaterials.
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Chemistry 410 Laboratory Manual
Safiyyah Forbes and Patrick McKay · Skyline College
Survey of the principles of general, organic, and biochemistry. The physical and chemical properties of inorganic, organic, and biomolecules. Includes a study of equilibrium in chemical systems with special emphasis on chemical processes in the body. The laboratory component introduces qualitative and quantitative techniques of chemical study and manipulations with inorganic, organic, and biochemical reactions. Designed for Health Science and Allied Health majors.
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Intermediate Physical Organic (Morsch)
Layne Morsch · University of Illinois Springfield
Physical organic chemistry refers to a discipline of organic chemistry that focuses on the relationship between chemical structures and reactivity, in particular, applying experimental tools of physical chemistry to the study of organic molecules. Specific focal points of study include the rates of organic reactions, the relative chemical stabilities of the starting materials, reactive intermediates, transition states, and products of chemical reactions, and non-covalent aspects of solvation.
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The Schlenk Line Survival Guide
Andryj Borys · Universität Bern
The text is a practical resource designed to help chemists working with air-sensitive compounds. It provides step-by-step guides on using a Schlenk line, a common lab apparatus for handling compounds under an inert atmosphere like nitrogen or argon. The guide covers essential techniques, including how to properly set up and operate the Schlenk line, perform Schlenk transfers, and filter solutions under an inert atmosphere. It also emphasizes safety procedures and troubleshooting common issues.
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Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis
Tharmalingam Punniyamurthy · Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Catalytic asymmetric synthesis the synthesis of compound that favors the formation of a specific enantiomer or diastereomer via catalysis synthetic methods. Enantioselective synthesis is a key process in modern chemistry and is particularly important in the field of pharmaceuticals, as the different enantiomers or diastereomers of a molecule often have different biological activity.
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CHEM 1152: Survey of Chemistry II
Tanesha Osborne · Georgia Southern University
In the contents: 01: CHEM 1151 Organic Review · 1.01: Organic Chemistry · 1.02: Structures of Organic Compounds
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Chem 124L: Lab Manual
Staff · UC Davis
This course introduces you to the methods of synthesis, purification and characterization of main group and transition metal inorganic and organometallic compounds. In addition, homogeneous catalysis and the synthesis and properties of a silver nanowire are studied.
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Inorganic
Divan Fard · Shasta College
This upper-division Inorganic Chemistry text examines the structure, bonding, properties, and reactivity of inorganic compounds. Topics include atomic structure, molecular orbital theory, symmetry and group theory, acid-base chemistry, solid-state chemistry, main-group elements, coordination chemistry, electronic spectra, organometallic chemistry and catalysis, lanthanides and actinides, and bioinorganic chemistry. The text emphasizes relationships among molecular structure, bonding, and chemica
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Chem 410: Chemistry for Health Sciences
Skyline
In the contents: 01: Chemistry Matter and Measurement · 1.01: Prelude to Chemistry Matter and Measurement · 1.02: What Is Chemistry
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MPC CHEM 30A Introduction to Chemistry for Health Sciences
Jessica Thomas · Monterey Peninsula College
In the contents: 01: Introduction to Chemistry the Periodic Table and Ionic Compounds · 1.02: Defining Chemistry · 02: Nuclear Chemistry
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Chemistry: Atoms First
Paul Flowers; Edward Neth; William Robinson · OpenStax · 2019
Chemistry: Atoms First 2e is a peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between OpenStax and the University of Connecticut and UConn Undergraduate Student Government Association. This text is an atoms-first adaptation of OpenStax Chemistry 2e. The intention of “atoms-first” involves a few basic principles: first, it introduces atomic and molecular structure much earlier than the traditional approach, and it threads these themes through subsequent chapters. This approach may be chosen as a way to delay the introduction of material such as stoichiometry that students traditionally find abstract and difficult, thereby allowing students time to acclimate their study skills to chemistry. Additionally, it gives students a basis for understanding the application of quantitative principles to the chemistry that underlies the entire course. It also aims to center the study of chemistry on the atomic foundation that many will expand upon in a later course covering organic chemistry, easing that transition when the time arrives. The second edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Substantial improvements have been made in the figures, illustrations, and example exercises that support the text narrative.
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General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications
Bruce Averill; Patricia Eldredge · Saylor Foundation · 2011
The overall goal of the authors with General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications was to produce a text that introduces the students to the relevance and excitement of chemistry. Although much of first-year chemistry is taught as a service course, Bruce and Patricia feel there is no reason that the intrinsic excitement and potential of chemistry cannot be the focal point of the text and the course. So, they emphasize the positive aspects of chemistry and its relationship to students' lives, which requires bringing in applications early and often. In addition, the authors feel that many first year chemistry students have an enthusiasm for biologically and medically relevant topics, so they use an integrated approach in their text that includes explicit discussions of biological and environmental applications of chemistry. Topics relevant to materials science are also introduced to meet the more specific needs of engineering students. To facilitate integration of such material, simple organic structures, nomenclature, and reactions are introduced very early in the text, and both organic and inorganic examples are used wherever possible. This approach emphasizes the distinctions between ionic and covalent bonding, thus enhancing the students' chance of success in the organic chemistry course that traditionally follows general chemistry. Finally, the authors made a conscious effort to treat material that has traditionally been relegated to boxes, and thus perhaps perceived as peripheral by the students, by incorporating it into the text to serve as a learning tool. To begin the discussion of chemistry rapidly, the traditional first chapter introducing units, significant figures, conversion factors, dimensional analysis, and so on, has been reorganized. The material has been placed in the chapters where the relevant concepts are first introduced, thus providing three advantages: Eliminates the tedium of the traditional approach, which introduces mathematical