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LEARNING PATH.
Chemistry: Matter on the Atomic Scale.
Elements and Compounds.
Stoichiometry.
Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry.
Thermochemistry.
Electromagnetic Radiation and the Electronic Structure of the Atom.
Electron Configurations and the Properties of Atoms.
Covalent Bonding and Molecular Structure.
Theories of Chemical Bonding.
Gases.
Intermolecular Forces and the Liquid State.
The Solid State.
Chemical Mixtures: Solutions and Other Mixtures.
Chemical Kinetics.
Chemical Equilibrium.
Acids and Bases.
Advanced Acid-Base Equilibria.
Precipitation and Lewis Acid-Base Equilibria.
Thermodynamics: Entropy and Free Energy.
Electrochemistry.
Hydrocarbons.
Applying Chemical Principles to the Main Group Elements.
The Transition Elements.
Nuclear Chemistry.
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William Vining
Bill Vining graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 1981 and earned his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1985, working on the modification of electrode surfaces with polymer-bound redox catalysts. After three years working in industry for S.C. Johnson and Son (Johnson Wax) in Racine, Wisconsin, he became an assistant professor of inorganic chemistry at Hartwick College and eventually Department Chair. It was here that Bill started working on educational software, first creating the set of simulations called Chemland. This led to work with Dr. John Kotz on the first General Chemistry CD-ROM, and a distance learning course produced with Archipelago Productions. This work led to a move to the University of Massachusetts where he served as Director of General Chemistry, which serves 1,400 students every semester. He was awarded the University of Massachusetts Distinguished Teaching Award in 1999 and the UMass College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award in 2003. At UMass, he also ran a research group dedicated to developing interactive educational software, which included 15 professionals, graduate students, undergraduates, post-doctoral students, programmers, and artists. After nine years at UMass, Bill decided to move back to a primarily undergraduate institution and arrived at SUNY Oneonta, where he now works with undergraduates, Cow Town Productions, and the UMass OWL team.
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Roberta Day
Roberta Day received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, spent five years in the research laboratories of the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY, and then received a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After postdoctoral work sponsored by both the Damon Runyon Memorial Fund and the National Institutes of Health, she joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, rising through the ranks to Full Professor in the Chemistry Department. She initiated the use of on-line electronic homework in general chemistry at UMass, is one of the inventors of the OWL system, has been either PI or Co-I for several major national grants for the development of OWL, and has authored a large percentage of the questions in the OWL database for General Chemistry. Recognition for her work includes the American Chemical Society Connecticut Valley Section Award for outstanding contributions to chemistry and the UMass College of Natural Science and Mathematics Outstanding Teacher Award. Her research in chemistry as an X-ray crystallographer has resulted in the publication of over 180 articles in professional journals. She is now a Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts and continues her work on the development of electronic learning environments for chemistry.
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Beatrice Botch
Before her retirement in 2014, Beatrice Botch served as the Director of the Chemistry Resource Center, the Director of General Chemistry, Undergraduate Program Director, and Senior Lecturer II in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts. She received her B.A. in Chemistry from Barat College in Lake Forest, Illinois, and her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Michigan State University. She completed her graduate work at Argonne National Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Thom H. Dunning Jr., and was a postdoctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology working in the group of Professor William A. Goddard III. She taught at Southwest State University in Minnesota and Wittenberg University in Ohio before joining the faculty at the University of Massachusetts in 1988. She is a recipient of the College of Natural Science and Mathematics Outstanding Teacher Award and is one of the authors and inventors of OWL (Online Web Learning) developed at the University of Massachusetts in partnership with Cengage Learning. She has been principal investigator and co-investigator on a number of grants and contracts related to OWL and continues to develop learning materials in OWL.
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The Dashboard helps students stay organized and on top of their assignments.
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Students can brush up with the Unit Quick Prep, which introduces material to be covered and presents questions that review the content and math skills they should know before they begin.
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An Interactive Reading Activity for each concept combines clear narrative, visuals, and example problems with graded questions and interactive modules.
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For those who want a printed textbook, a print component with the narrative, figures, tables, and example problems is available for a minimal cost.
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Mastery questions, which are randomized numerically, chemically, and contextually, ask students to practice and demonstrate their understanding of material.
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Unit Review and Challenge Questions ask students to apply what they have learned and combine concepts to answer more complex questions.
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At the Study Center, students find review and study materials for each unit.
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Analytics and reports provide a snapshot of class progress, time-on-task, and completion rates, while tracking student progress on Concepts and Learning Objectives.
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Customization options allows you to hide, rearrange, or add your own content to match your syllabus exactly.
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Flashcards are pre-populated to provide a jump start on your course preparation and studying, or create your own customized cards as you move through the course material.
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Get just-in-time notifications from the new MindTap Mobile App – to help you manage your time and keep track of homework due dates.
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