CHEM 103 - David R. Anderson, Ph.D.
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Links to useful chemistry info:
- American Chemical Society Online - all the resources of ACS.
- American Elements - properties of, applications for, and research on the elements.
- biochemlinks - biology and chemistry education resources.
- ChemFinder - probably the best free searchable database for information about chemical compounds.
- Chemdex - lots of links; especially useful for finding chemistry department pages around the world.
- ChemReview: Calculations in Chemistry - free, self-paced tutorials to help students learn and review the math and chemistry fundamentals needed to solve calculations in first-year college Chemistry.
- ChemSpy - The Internet Navigator for the Chemical Industry: Find just about anything related to chemistry.
- Conversion Factors - and physical constants, material properties.
- Distillations - from the Chemical Heritage Foundation, podcasts and blogs on the past, present, and future of chemistry.
- Dynamic Periodic Table - very cool.
- Electromagnetic Spectrum - broken down into its various regions.
- eMolecules - free chemistry search engine. Search over 6 million structures by partial or full structure or name.
- Fatty Acid Composition of Fats and Oils - an interesting table.
- learnchem.net! - a free resource for chemistry students, with a variety of tutorials, quizzes, tests and information to help with your chemistry learning needs.
- Links for Chemists / Virtual Library Chemistry Section - University of Liverpool site with over 8,225 chemistry resources.
- Organic Chemistry Portal - named reactions/mechanisms, recent topics, information on chemicals, resources, and job market.
- Origins of Common Names of the Elements - why does Na stand for sodium?
- Origins of Common Names of Organic Compounds - malic, maleic, malonic? Where do these names come from?
- Periodic Table: WebElements - most elaborate periodic table on the Web.
- Periodic Table of Videos - created by a team of chemists at the University of Nottingham, the first comprehensive set of videos made about the chemistry of the elements.
- Rolf Claessen's Chemistry Index - a great index of links to useful chemistry info.
- WWW Chemistry Guide - comprehensive and evaluated guide to web sites related to chemistry and the chemical industry.
- Chemistry Software:
- ACD ChemSketch - free chemical structure drawing software (go to Downloads, Freeware).
- ChemOffice - suite including ChemDraw and Chem3D: chemical structure drawing and molecular modeling software. ChemOffice is available to students and faculty at a substantial discount.
- Chemistry Careers:
- Academic Careers Online - teaching and administrative jobs from pre-kindergarten through colleges and universities.
- cen-chemjobs.org - the classifieds and careers site of Chemical & Engineering News.
- ChemJobs.net - leading job vacancy site for chemists, biochemists, pharmaceutical scientists and chemical engineers.
(Please email me if any of these links don't work.)
Links to weird and humorous science sites:
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Alkali Metal Explosions: the
Brainiac version is quite entertaining, but...
- It turns out that they faked it! Theodore Gray notes the news releases claiming they admitted this, and he was unable to reproduce these dramatic effects.
- On the other hand, another video, Alkali Metals: Explosive Reactions, does demonstrate the increasing reactivity -- using small quantities of the elements -- and a pretty spectacular explosion with Cesium. There are other good videos on the YouTube site as well: Alkali Metals in Water, Rubidium and Cesium in Water; (but pay no attention to the Francium Bomb Test in Water -- how ignorant do they think viewers are?).
- And the Disposal of Sodium, 1947 -- before EPA and OSHA -- is pretty impressive.
- Chemistree Carols - I'm dreaming of a white precipitate...?
- Chemistry Songs - Grignard the Beautiful and other all-time favorites!
- Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal - critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims.
- Diet Coke + Mentos - 101 two-liter bottles of Diet Coke + 523 Mentos.
- Electromagnetic Spectrum - want to know the frequency of Superman's heat vision or the wavelength of the Death Star laser?
- The Elements Song - Tom Lehrer's classic with a cute animation.
- Improbable Research - research that makes people laugh and then think.
- Matchstick Rockets - 4...3...2...1...ignition!
- Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names - Caution! Parental discretion advised.
- Musical Chemistry - a frankly bizarre collection of songs whose lyrics have been re-written so as to make them contextually (if not socially) acceptable to sing in a Chemistry Lab.
- Ole Olestra! - not for the weak
stomach!
- The Facts About Olestra - the straight poop (pun intended) from the Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Periodic Table According to Organic Chemists - makes it easier!
- Science Frontiers - the unusual & unexplained...
- Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches - do NOT try this at home!
- The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project - now here's an example of good lab reports!
- Weird Science - free energy, antigravity, telepathy, and so on.
(Please email me if any of these links don't work.)