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Physical Science (Chemistry) Guide: Intro

Useful Websites

American Chemical Society
Choice Outstanding site
Chemical Heritage Foundation
CHEMnetBase
several essential chemical reference works and databases
Chemistry Functions: EdNet@UMass
aimed at assisting undergraduate chemistry students, particularly with balancing chemistry equations, etc.
Classic Chemistry
an excellent web site, which provides access to many other sites treating all aspects of the history of chemistry
ElectroChemistry Dictionary
Facility for the Analysis of Chemical Thermodynamics
Choice Outstanding site
Basic Liquid Chromatography Seton Hall U.
The Macrogalleria
polymers, University of Southern Mississippi
MIT OpenCourseWare : Introduction to Solid State Chemistry
This is not just an introduction to chemistry class; it's a "chemistry-centered class that integrates examples from the world around us, in the arts and humanities, the human stories behind the science, and applications to engineering and emerging technologies." The materials provided here are from Professor Donald Sadoway's college course and visitors can view a complete set of lecture videos, read detailed course notes for most of the sessions, check out the homework problems, and also view a collection of external links for further study.
NIST Chemistry Web Book
Organic Chemistry Resources World-Wide
Choice Outstanding site
PubChem
A freely available database project from the National Center for Biotechnology Information; consists of three databases Compound, Substance, and BioAssay. Online help is clear, but users should know some drug development vocabulary; more than 7 million substances and 5 million compounds described.
The Virtual Chemistry Center
Martindale's Virtual Reference Desk
The Wired Chemist
well-reviewed site; easy to read and navigate; uses 3-D and animated sequences as visual aids
A few ChemEd sites
ChemEd DL : Chemical Education Digital Library  sponsored by the NSF, ACS, SSP, and many others; hosted by U. Pittsburgh
ChemEd: Chemistry Education  University of Washington
Resources for Chemistry Education:  A selective, annotated collection of the best Web links for Chemistry teachers