Dr. Castellani's CHM 111 Course Page

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Although the notes below have been proofread, there may well be mistakes in them. I would appreciate it if you would let me know when you find mistakes. Please let me know either by telephone (x6486) or email (castella@marshall.edu). There is a date at the end of each chapter's notes. When substantive corrections are made, that date will be changed so you know how current is the posted version. Finally, the notes are a work in progress. For that reason, when you click on a link you may get an error message. In all likelihood, it means that those notes haven't been posted yet.

Below the "Old Tests and Answer Keys" section are some links that you might find interesting at different times during the semester.

General Information

Syllabus

Achieve Homework

Study Hints

Lecture Notes

Supplementary Material

Nomenclature

Dr. Frost's Compound Naming Flowchart

Dr. Frost's Ion Naming Flowchart

Old Ion Naming Handout

Extra Homework Problems and Answer Keys

Balancing Equations	Balancing Equations Key
Oxidation Numbers	Oxidation Numbers Key

Miscellaneous Resources

How to Study video series: Prof. Stephen Chew of Samford University was the 2011 U.S. Professor of the Year for baccalureate institutions. His area of research is student learning and he has produced a series of five videos on how to study most effectively. Each video is 5-7 minutes long. The first is more background material, while the other four are more applied. They have a lot of good advice.

The Khan Academy has over 100 videos discussing topics from both this course and CHM 212. The videos range from a few minutes to around 20 minutes. Each is on an individual topic, so if you have trouble with one item and want to see a short discussion on it, this website might be very helpful. It has videos on a wide range of subjects so this could help you with a variety of topics.

Mahjong Chemistry is a game that allows you to practice some of the topics that we cover in class in game format. There are 11 different topics including: Metric prefixes, element nomenclature, matching ions with charges, polyatomic ions names, and electron configurations with atoms and ions. The game is available for download to iPhones and iPads.

WebElements is website devoted to the periodic table. It provides information about the physical properties, history, and reactivity of all of the elements. In some cases, there are movies for downloading that show aspects of the reactivity of the element or one of its compounds. The site also contains interesting chemistry trivia (e.g. the origin of the names of elements). Finally, there are some excellent graphics for comparing the physical properties of all elements collectively. You might find this site of value when studying Chapters 2 and 7.

A company called 3DChem.com has a website that shows the 3-dimensional structure of a large number of molecules that can be manipulated by you much including the VSEPR figures available in the table shown on this page. The structures of the top 50 prescription medicines are available, as are 1600 structures of inorganic compounds (e.g. the structure of the gemstones Ruby and Garnet), and assorted other molecules (e.g. the molecules that give rise to the scents of garlic and cloves).