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This course will cover the topics of a full year, two semester General Chemistry course. We will use a free on-line textbook, Concept Development Studies in Chemistry, available via Rice’s Connexions project. The fundamental concepts in the course will be introduced via the Concept Development Approach developed at Rice University. In this approach, we will develop the concepts you need to know from experimental observations and scientific reasoning rather than simply telling you the concepts and then asking you to simply memorize or apply them. So why use this approach? One reason is that most of us are inductive learners, meaning that we like to make specific observations and then generalize from there. Many of the most significant concepts in Chemistry are counter-intuitive. When we see where those concepts come from, we can more readily accept them, explain them, and apply them. A second reason is that scientific reasoning in general and Chemistry reasoning in particular are inductive processes. This Concept Development approach illustrates those reasoning processes. A third reason is that this is simply more interesting! The structure and reactions of matter are fascinating puzzles to be solved by observation and reasoning. It is more fun intellectually when we can solve those puzzles together, rather than simply have the answers to the riddles revealed at the outset. Recommended Background: The class can be taken by someone with no prior experience in chemistry. However, some prior familiarity with the basics of chemistry is desirable as we will cover some elements only briefly. For example, a prior high school chemistry class would be helpful. Suggested Readings: Readings will be assigned from the on-line textbook “Concept Development Studies in Chemistry”, available via Rice’s Connexions project. In addition, we will suggest readings from any of the standard textbooks in General Chemistry. A particularly good free on-line resource is Dickerson, Gray, and Haight, "Chemical Principles, 3rd Edition". Links to these two texts will be available in the Introduction module....

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ZK

Aug 28, 2015

If I'd had access to this material when I first failed freshman chemistry 40 years ago, I probably wouldn't have failed. Kudos to Dean Hutchinson for bringing us his innovative approach.

AA

Jun 8, 2021

I love the opportunity given to me to learn this course... It explained the basis and really made me understand the harder parts, now i have better understanding and wider knowledge!.

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151 - General Chemistry: Concept Development and Application 的 175 个评论（共 307 个）

创建者 OLUWAPELUMI A

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Jul 15, 2020

really educational and fun

创建者 MUHAMMAD N

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Mar 11, 2024

good work on the course

创建者 Sandesh G J

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Aug 20, 2025

good for the starters

创建者 Ali H

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Feb 12, 2024

It was very helpful .

创建者 Abdo o A

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Oct 30, 2023

It's greet course ❤️

创建者 Ogunbode T T

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Jul 9, 2020

very helpful content

创建者 Marianne A

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Jul 4, 2020

excellent. thank you

创建者 ABDULLAH M A B

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Oct 15, 2025

It will be helpfull

创建者 Tipu M

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Aug 16, 2022

Good aandExcellent

创建者 Iván M D B

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Nov 9, 2021

¡Excelente curso!

创建者 Mohammad B

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Jul 2, 2025

Very Informative!

创建者 Садуақасова З А

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Mar 30, 2025

excellent course!

创建者 Mohammed A E E

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Dec 14, 2022

it was so usefull

创建者 uzma k

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Sep 5, 2025

excellent course

创建者 Echiemunor O J E

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Jun 22, 2021

very good course

创建者 Dr. P J

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Jul 18, 2020

Very nice course

创建者 MANOHAR K

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Jun 18, 2020

Excellent 👍👍👍

创建者 RAHUL P

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Jun 14, 2020

Very good course

创建者 Jorge A c c

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Oct 15, 2025

Excelente curso

创建者 Oscar N R G

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Apr 29, 2024

EXCELENTE CURSO

创建者 OMER M E G

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Nov 9, 2022

كانت دورة رائعة

创建者 Ansari A

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May 31, 2021

its very useful

创建者 Rutuja T

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Sep 4, 2020

its too usefull

创建者 Eniola M A

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Jul 7, 2020

Amazing course