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Suggested Books for Chemistry

All titles are available from ACTC Libraries. This is not an exhaustive list.

The Case of the Poisonous Socks by William H. Brock
Call Number: QD15 .B76 2011
ISBN: 9781849733243
Publication Date: 2011-09-12
Written by a respected science historian and established author, this collection of essays contains 42 tales of chemists and their discoveries from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The Bridge to Organic Chemistry by Claude H. Yoder; Phyllis A. Leber; Marcus W. Thomsen
Call Number: QD251.3 .Y63 2010
ISBN: 9780470526767
Publication Date: 2010-08-16
The transition from first-year chemistry to an organic chemistry course can be a challenge for many students. Reviewing the fundamentals and carefully introducing the important new concepts, this book helps students smoothly bridge the gap to organic chemistry.
E-Z Chemistry by Joseph A. Mascetta; Mark C. Kernion
Call Number: QD41 .M378 2009
ISBN: 9780764141287
Publication Date: 2009-04-01
Covers all important chemistry topics, from atomic structure and chemical formulas to electrochemistry and the basics of organic chemistry. Three full-length tests are included with answers fully explained, two of them modeled after the SAT Subject Area Chemistry Test. A method of diagnosing students' strengths and weaknesses by topic area is included with each test.

Where to Find Print Resources for Chemistry

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Look in the QD section of both Reference and Stacks for books about Chemistry.

Suggested Online Resources for Chemistry

To access off-campus, use your KCTCS user name (jsmith0001) and password when prompted by the proxy server. Please note that not all databases provide full-text access. Please use the Library's online Interlibrary Loan Request form to request the full-text of articles for which our databases only provide citations.

eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Search for "chemistry problems" to access Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Beginning Chemistry and other books containing practice chemistry problems.
Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive, full-text database covering a wide variety of topics.
Comprehensive, scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database. Covers a wide variety of topics.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive, full-text database covering a wide variety of topics.
Comprehensive, scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database. Covers a wide variety of topics.
Community College eBook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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An academic and trade collection of over 60,000 eBooks covering topics in Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Science & Technology, and Literary Criticism.

Crash Course -- Chemistry

The Crash Course playlist for Chemistry is made up of 46 YouTube videos that each focus on a different aspect of Chemistry.

SciShow -- Chemistry

The SciShow playlist for Chemistry is made up of 23 YouTube videos that each focus on a different aspect of Chemistry.

Chemistry Resources in Credo Reference

Chemistry Topic Page
Displays articles, images, and more related to Chemistry that are available in the Credo Reference database.
Organic Chemistry Topic Page
Displays articles, images, and more related to Organic Chemistry that are available in the Credo Reference database.
Periodic Table Topic Page
Images of the periodic table and reference articles related to the periodic table.

Web Resource for Chemistry

Khan Academy -- Chemistry
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. The Chemistry module provides videos on chemistry (roughly covering a first-year high school or college course).
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Requires users to sign up for a free account. Can use existing Facebook or Google+ account to sign up.
Khan Academy -- Organic Chemistry
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. The Organic Chemistry module addresses topics covered in college organic chemistry course. Basic understanding of basic high school or college chemistry assumed (although there is some review).
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Requires users to sign up for a free account. Can use existing Facebook or Google+ account to sign up.
MIT Open Courseware -- Chemistry
OCW makes the materials used in the teaching of MIT's subjects available on the Web.

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