Chemistry 151
Miramar College Spring 1998

Student Internet Guide

These web site reviews were submitted by students in Chemistry 151 at Miramar College as part of a take-home laboratory assignment. The text of the reviews has not been modified or edited. We hope these links help you in learning and understanding chemistry.

R.D.G.
General Chemistry at Dartmouth - Study Guide
http://www.dartmouth.edu/artsci/chem/introchem/genchem.html
The web site covered chemical chemistry to include chemical bonding and formulas. The graphics were good and useful. Practice exams were offered, as well as a specific site for questions that the user may have.

This was my first time surfing. I just got internet access on my own computer. This could be addictive.

A.D.
Division of Chemistry (NTU/NIE)
http://www.nie.ac.sg:8000/~wwwchem/index.htmlx
The Web page that I found on the World Wide Web is from the National Institute of Education in Singapore. This site has online access to various publications covering the learning aspects of chemistry. 1) Journal of Chemical Education, and 2) Chemical Educator. It also has access to a variety of Journals of Chemistry Research. 1) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2) American Chemical Society Journals, 3) The Royal Society of Chemistry etc! It also has Web connections to other chemistry web sites, teaching materials, and links to other Universities. The address for this Web page is : http://www.nie.ac.sg:8000/?wwwchem/I-jou.html
C.J.
Periodic Table of the Elements (download)
http://www.download.com/PC/Result/Download/0,21,0-40267,00.html
This site is where you can download a shareware version of the periodic table of the elements. It has more than 30 different kids of information for 112 different elements. You can also view the table in many different modes. Also it has a molecular weight calculator, and you can compare bond properties. There is also a quiz mode, so you can see how well you know your elements. It is only shareware, so when the 30 day trial period is over, you either have to pay for it or re-install it. It also requires Win95.
J.C.
Nelson Chemistry Resources
http://www.agt.net/public/alariv/nelson.htm
This web page "Nelson Chemistry Resource Page" it references chapter by chapter the "Nelson Chemistry" text. Under each chapter title is references to specific topics within that chapter in the text. Next to that are links to web sites for that topic. One site will actually calculate the weight of a chemical formula, another site will do mole conversions. In conclusion, this site appears to be very well done with many links to specific topics in the chemistry field, any chemistry student should benefit from this site.
R.S.
Chemistry Resources
http://www.dist214.k12.il.us/users/asanders/chemhome2.html
This page is called Chemistry Resources. It links chemistry units to annotated web sites. I like this page a lot because it is in table form. In the table, 32 topics are listed. In it, properties of matter, measurement, history of chemistry and periodic table. There are topics that we had already learned. And there are a lot more information that will be useful for our future studies in chemistry. It is a useful page because everything is listed clearly in the homepage. This way, we do not have to waste a lot of time just to search for a particular topic. This page does include references, handsOn, course outline, lab & safety and projects.
J.R.
Periodic Table
http://www.yahoo.com/science/chemistry/Periodic_Table_Of_The_Elements
The goal of this site is to have each element linked to an interesting site related to that element. This is a very fun site and easy to find, just hit "chemistry" from the Yahoo search site and then go to "Periodic Table of the Elements." Only 1/3 of the elements are currently connected to other sites but this is a great way to get info, and points of contact for any of those elements or related industries that deal with the periodic table. Click Cu and reach the "Copper Page," Th and reach "Cafe Thorium;" to learn about various topics such as the rate of organic carbon and associated elements out of the surface ocean, to the current prices of copper. The flashiest site of the elements is at Au, sponsored by the world gold council.
G.F.
The Chem Team
http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/ChemTeamIndex.html
This web site is called "The Chem Team." Although this web site is for high school students and Advanced Placement chemistry, however, the context in this page is the materials that will be covered in this course. I found it very easy to find the information that I need to find in a particular area in chemistry. It is because index of the web site is in table form. Therefore, at a glance, I will be able to find the materials that I will need. This site includes classic pagers, AP tests, some notes for students and in that page, it also includes some other sites that will be useful.
A.S.
The Sciences Explorer Chemistry web page
http://library.advanced.org/11771/english/hi/chemistry/links/shtml
The Sciences Explorer Chemistry web page is a hyperlink to 20 websites which includes special interests, new and information, tutorials and other resources. Examples on some of the hyperlinks to Chemistry 3D modeling and drawing software, daily news and information sites. In addition they are links to DuPont and Silicon Graphics. Finally, there is a Tutorial section to help Struggling Chemistry student get through the semester. I enjoyed the Acid Base Table of Contents that is located in the ChemTeam hyperlink for help while struggling with my Lab homework.
J.C.
The Chemistry Tutor
http://tqd.advanced.org/2923/
I located the chemistry tutor page on the internet at www.tqd.advanced.org/2923. On this page students should expect to find helpful information about reactions, grams/moles converter, Equations, and ChemTalk. The ChemTalk is very helpful. You can ask questions and then receive an answer back. On this site the student can find information on Ions and elements and also how to do conversions from grams to moles. This site also provides other sites that would be useful to students and teachers.
B.S.
Chemometrics Web Site
"http://www.chem.umu.se/~jtg/chemomet/
Chemometrics is a great student web site. First thing the home page tells you is that it's about information aspects of chem. From there you can get tutorial help, look at other students' lab reports and results, you can get into chem discussion groups and even search for other sites from chemometrics' site on related materials. Chemometrics is a very diverse and helpful web site. you can extract just about anything you need relating to chemistry. It also uses quite a bit of animated graphics to help you understand different chemistry concepts. I give Chemometrics two thumbs up.
D.C.
Cheminfo
(no address submitted, yet)
I found this web site by accident. I went into netfind on my AOL service and typed chemistry site and there is was. The Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry (SIRCH).

This site is on communication in chemistry; Dictionaries, encyclopedias document delivery service. You can obtain current events in chemistry and is a good starter tool for information on anything in chemistry.

If you want more information type Selected Internet Resources for Chemistry in your net find box on your internet.

J.V.
The Periodic Table of the Elements on the Internet
http://domains.twave.net/domain/yinon/default.html
I liked this particular web site because it broke down the periodic table. This site broke the table into nine different groups. This site is useful because it gives examples of elements in each of the nine groups it broke it into. It also tells you what each group is and why it is located in that group. This site would be a good way to learn the periodic table, and I wish I would have found it before are previous test. I would have enjoyed learning it much more.
C.H.

(Review pending...)
V.V.
Click on Chemistry Tutor
(address not submitted yet)
In this web site students should expect to find information about chemical reactions, gram/mole conversions, temperature conversions, and also information about ions and elements. It's interesting because it has all sorts of information that can guide students to a better understanding of chemistry. Students can learn how to solve electron placement configurations as well as individual elemental information on the periodic table. This is a very useful site because it provides students with fast access to chemistry information.
P.T.
The Smile Program
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/cheminde.html
The Smile program under yahoo search was about the most interesting and informative web site that I happened to stumble upon. This particular web site was about 200 subjects of chemistry matter. In it was listed all topics of interest chemistry 151 is studying but gives it to you in a child's language targeted at high school students but is very useful. Everything that is being taught in class has subject material and experiments to go along with it; Density, volume, periodic table, elements, compressed, and so on, it is very informative, easy to understand and is what we need to know to get a good grade in class, so check it out.
F.E.

(no address submitted yet)
I like this web site because it has a lot of information about chemistry from Introduction to General Chemistry. It has also a tutorial section which can answer and submit questions. It has short quizzes to stimulate our brain. These quizzes are change and updated weekly.
G.W.
Ernest Orlnado Berkeley National Laboratory
http://www.lbl.gov
This site that I would like to recommend for Chemistry is www.lbl.gob, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. It contains many sites and information such as:

General Information: Overview Panorama of Science, Historean's View of the Lab and Nine Nobel Lawreates. These sites contain history and information about the laboratory.

Scientific Programs: Scientific Divisions, Computing Sciences, and National Users Facilities. These sites contain papers from different scientific topics such as chemistry, computers, and so on and reports of the facilitites.

News Centers: News Releases, Science Articles Archive, and Research Review Magazines. Alot of different articles related to some very interesting topics.

Publications: Currents, Institutional Plan, and Visuals: Image & Gallery. Here are sites with seven hundred photographs that can be searched and a slide presentation. Also sites of the current events and more of the lab.

Educational Sites: Glenn Seaborg Site, Hands-On Universe, The Particle Adventure, Microworlds, and Virtual Frog Dissection Kit (YUCK!). The Glenn Seaborg site displays his history, his work and his contributions to science. An interactive tour of the atom. Another interactive tour of the Materials Sciences division at the Laboratory. Sites to look into the Universe and an interactive site to dissect a frog along with some games.

There are many more sites such as the library, employment and many more related to the functioning of the laboratory. Included, are some more search engines for the world wide web.

L.T.
Poison in the Grass
(address not submitted yet)
Review pending...
P.C.
Chemistry Tutor
(address not yet submitted)
The web site that I visited is at tqd.advanced .org/12923/. The title of the web site is Chemistry Tutor. The web site is broken down into six different categories, each focusing on a different topic of chemistry. Introduction to Chemistry, Reactions, Gram/Mole Converter, Equations, Ideal Gas Calculator, and Chemtalk are all the different categories. The Chemtalk section is an interactive chat room were people can talk about chemistry.

I would find this site very helpful with the problems that one might run into, when trying to figure out conversions, equations, and laws of chemistry. Plus, the chatroom is a good idea.

M.R.
Chemical Principles
http://www.unm.edu/~dmclaugh/Principles/Principles.html
This website was created by Don McLaughlin, a science professor. It is a revisable, electronic edition of a introductory chemistry text book. It deals with the basic topics of elementary chemistry, the ones we seem to have the most trouble with. It covers issues like atoms, formulas, nomenclature, gases, math, and many more. The only downside is it's copywright. You may only read the information, not print or download it.
D.B.
Stevens Lab.
(address not yet submitted)
Neurochemistry and Biochemistry. Based on the fact that Chem 151 is a chem for life sciences majors, Stevens Lab is an indepth look at neurochemistry and its structural evolution. This information can be applied to biotechnology as well.
E.G.

http://sampo.creighton.edu/related_sites.html
In the website I found, is information on the periodic table. I think it would benefit anyone in the understanding of the table itself. First I went into the Yahoo! and looked for chemistry websites. The one I've chosen is sampo.creighton.edu/related_sites.html
Periodic Table
www.shef.ac.uk/chemistry/web-elements choose frameless link.
Nomenclature of heavy elements it then gives a list of names and symbols, definitions, lit.sources, and notes. You can also read for value of elements.
M.P.
Oxygen
http://mwanal.lanl.gov/julie/imagemap/periodic/8.html
The website talks about oxygen. I got into it by search the periodic table. This site is interesting because it talks a lot about oxygen. From the history, sources, properties, forms, compound, uses, isotopes to costs of the gas is all on the site. Students will learn the chemical structure of oxygen with the information. Overall , this web site is easy to read and understand. If you don't like the site, there's another option of going to other elements on the periodic table. Students can learn all the elements if he or she wanted to.


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