Electronic Study Aids to Help You Learn General Chemistry
These interactive study aids, which are in the form of 'Flash Cards', 'Quizzes', 'Crosswords', 'Matching' Games and 'Challenge' Games, are organized according to the Chapters of Chemistry: The Central Science by Brown, Lemay, Bursten and Murphy. Towards the bottom of the list you will also find review materials in some other important basic areas of science. These electronic study aids were generated using the program StudyMate (Author), from Respondus. If you have questions or comments concerning these electronic study aids send an email to Dr. David Kreller.
 
If you are not sure whether to start with Flash Cards, Matching Games, Crosswords, Quizzes, or Challenge Games, you might want to watch this video (in Flash format), or read the information here.
 
Text Chapter Topics
 
  1 Classifying matter, physical and chemical properties, units of measurement, uncertainty; accuracy and precision, conversions.
2 Atomic theory of matter, observations that led to the current view of atomic structure, the periodic table, molecular compounds, naming simple inorganic and organic compounds.
3 (for CHEM 1145) Moles, Avogadro’s number, determining empirical/molecular formulas, combination, decomposition and combustion reactions.
3 (for CHEM 1146)

Balancing reactions, limiting reagants.

4 Concepts of aqueous reactions
6 Some general quantum theory: properties of light, wave/particle duality, quantum numbers and orbitals. Electron configurations.
7 Periodic trends in atomic size, ionization energy and electron affinity. Screening and effective nuclear charge. Relative sizes of atoms and ions.
8 Lewis symbols, basic concepts of chemical bonding, the 'octet rule' and its exceptions, bond polarity and electronegativity, factors controling covalent bond strength.
9 Molecular geometries, VSEPR theory, relationship of molecular shape and molecular polarity, hybridization of atomic orbitals, molecular orbital theory
10 Gases. What gas pressure it and where it comes from, the ideal gas law, kinetic molecular theory
  11 States of matter and intermolecular forces. Intermolecular forces and liquid properties, dynamic phase equilibria, phase diagrams, structures of solids
  12 Modern materials. Conductors, semiconductors and non-conductors. Polymers, biomaterials.
  13 Properties of solutions. Intermolecular forces and solubility, methods of expressing concentration, colligative properties
  14 Introduction to chemical kinetics. Effects of temperature and concentration on reaction rate. Catalysts. The meanings of 'order' and 'molecularity'.
  15 Introduction to chemical equilibrium. The equilbrium constant 'K' and factors that can affect it.
  16 Acids and Bases! Bronsted-Lowry Theory, the auto-ionization of water, the pH scale, strong and weak acids and bases, the Ka - Kb relationship, salts that act as acids or bases.
     
  20 Electrochemistry; definitions of oxidation and reduction, cell potentials and spontaneity, calculating cell potentials at non-standard conditions using the Nernst equation, electrolysis.
 
Special Topics
 
  Basics of Science Length, area, volume and density. Fundamental forces.
  Numbers with exponents Definitions of 'base', 'power', various rules of exponents.
  Significant Figures Counting sig figs, sig figs in calculations.
  Energy Potential and Kinetic energy and they way they relate. Role of energy in: explosions, spontaneous and non-spontaneous phenomena, phase changes, changes in temperature.