CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe, and Everything

by Melanie M. Cooper and Michael W. Klymkowsky

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We developed much of the material in this new curriculum using research on how people learn and our own work on how to improve understanding and problem solving in college-level science classes. In previous studies we have found that our methods, which include dramatic reorganization and reduction of materials covered, increase student interactions and activity and lead to equal or better performance on standardized exams, greater conceptual understanding, and improved problem-solving skills.

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Publisher
Michigan State University and UC Bolder
Subjects
Chemistry, General Chemistry
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface to the Reader
  6. Licensing
  7. To the Student
  8. Introduction to the Course
  9. Chapter 1: Atoms
  10. 1.1: What Do You Think You Know About Atoms?
  11. 1.2: Atomic Realities and Scientific Theories
  12. 1.3: Some History of Atomic Theory
  13. 1.4: Identifying and Isolating Elements
  14. 1.5: Evidence for Atoms
  15. 1.6: The Divisible Atom
  16. 1.7: Interactions Between Atoms and Molecules
  17. 1.8: Interactions Between Helium Atoms and Hydrogen Molecules
  18. 1.9: In-Text References
  19. Chapter 2: Electrons and Orbitals
  20. 2.1: Light and Getting Quantum Mechanical
  21. 2.2 Taking Quanta Seriously
  22. 2.3: Exploring Atomic Organization Using Spectroscopy
  23. 2.4: Beyond Bohr
  24. 2.5: Organizing Elements: Introduction to the Periodic Table
  25. 2.6: Orbitals, Electron Clouds, Probabilities, and Energies
  26. 2.7: Quantum Numbers
  27. 2.8: In-Text References
  28. Chapter 3: Elements, Bonding, and Physical Properties
  29. 3.1: Elements and Bonding
  30. 3.2: Elements and Their Interactions
  31. 3.3: Carbon: An Amazingly Allotropic Element
  32. 3.4: Metals
  33. 3.5: In-Text References
  34. Chapter 4: Heterogeneous Compounds
  35. 4.1: 3D and 2D Representations
  36. 4.2: Single Bonds and Molecular Shape
  37. 4.3: Double and Triple Bonds
  38. 4.4: Bonding in Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Fluorine
  39. 4.5: Molecular Shapes, Polarity, and Molecular Interactions
  40. 4.6: Ionic Bonding
  41. 4.7: In-Text References
  42. Chapter 5: Systems Thinking
  43. 5.1: Temperature
  44. 5.2: Thinking About Populations of Molecules
  45. 5.3: Vibrating, Bending, and Rotating Molecules
  46. 5.4: Open Versus Closed Systems
  47. 5.5: Thermodynamics and Systems
  48. 5.6: Back to Phase Changes
  49. 5.7: Gibbs (Free) Energy to the Rescue
  50. 5.8: In-Text References
  51. Chapter 6: Solutions
  52. 6.1: What Is A Solution?
  53. 6.2: Solubility: why do some things form solutions and others not?
  54. 6.3: Hydrogen Bonding Interactions and Solubility
  55. 6.4: Gibbs Energy and Solubility
  56. 6.5: Polarity
  57. 6.6: Temperature and Solubility
  58. 6.7: In-Text References
  59. Chapter 7: A Field Guide to Chemical Reactions
  60. 7.1: Collisions and Chemical Reactions
  61. 7.2: Acid-Base Reactions: A Guide for Beginners
  62. 7.3: Lewis Acid-Base Reactions
  63. 7.4: Nucleophiles and Electrophiles
  64. 7.5: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
  65. 7.6: Energy Changes and Chemical Reactions
  66. 7.7: In-Text References
  67. Chapter 8: How Far? How Fast?
  68. 8.1: What Factors Control Reactions
  69. 8.2: Reaction Rates
  70. 8.3: Kinetics and the Mechanisms of Reactions
  71. 8.4: Catalysis
  72. 8.5: Equilibrium
  73. 8.6: Back to Reaction Mechanisms
  74. 8.7: In-Text References
  75. Chapter 9: Reaction Systems
  76. 9.1: Systems Composed of One Reaction
  77. 9.2: Buffered Systems
  78. 9.3: Amino Acids, Proteins, and pH
  79. 9.4: Coupled, Non-Equilibrium Reaction Systems
  80. 9.5: Energetics and Coupling
  81. 9.6: In-Text References
  82. Chapter 10: Appendix- Spectroscopy
  83. 10.1: In-Text References
  84. Back Matter
  85. Index
  86. Glossary
  87. Detailed Licensing