Friendly Chemistry

The Hajda's have created Friendly Chemistry: A Guide to Learning Basic Chemistry which we will be using at Eagle Academy. The book can be ordered from them at Hideaway Ventures, HC 68 Box 20, Westerville, Nebraska, 6881. You can reach them at 800-744-3447.

The book contains these chapters:

  1. Introduction
  2. Meet Chemistry
  3. Let's Move in a Little Closer
  4. Delving into the Atom
  5. The Arrangement of Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons
  6. Applying Quantum Mechanics
  7. Learning the Code
  8. Relating Electron Configuration to Reactivity
  9. Ion Formation
  10. Forming Compounds from Ions
  11. Exploring More Complex Compounds
  12. Writing Empirical Formulas
  13. Chemical Reactions and Equations
  14. Stoichiometry
We think the McGraw Hill program Dr. Sulfur's Night Lab makes a fine supplement to this course. This CD-ROM program has a chemistry laboratory that allows the student to practice chemistry in virtual reality. You can also visit a virtual chemistry laboratory on the internet.

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