Research Guides: CHEM 1211/1212: Principles of Chemistry I and II: Course Tools: Websites and Other Information

Periodic Table Resources

American Elements
Extensive information on chemical elements
Interactive Periodic Table from Chemistery World Magazinr
The Royal Society of Chemistry's interactive periodic table features history, alchemy, podcasts, videos, and data trends across the periodic table. Click the tabs at the top to explore each section. Use the buttons above to change your view of the periodic table and view Murray Robertson’s stunning Visual Elements artwork. Click each element to read detailed information.
Periodic Table Podast from Chemistry Magizine
Learn about the story behind each element by listening to our podcasts, brought to you by Chemistry World.
Click on an element to play the podcast.
Web ElementsTM Periodic Table Scholar Edition
For each element there is additional information on the essentials, history, isolation, compounds, uses, physical data, electronic data, nuclear datam biology, geology, structure.

Videos and Pod Casts

Khan Academy Chemistry Videos
Khan Academy has online tutorials in general chemistry and organic chemistry. The online tutorials include practice problems that can be beneficial
Scientific American Videos and Podcasts
Weekly 60-second podcasts on a range of topics; plus in-depth Science Talks with Steve Mirsky

Chemistry RSS Feed From American Chemical Council

Chemestry Websites

Chemdex.org
Serves as an aggregator site to online chemistry information.
Cheminfo: Chemistry Information Sources from Indiana University
Designed to help people find and learn how to use chemical information resources on the Internet and elsewhere. Brings together Web sites at Indiana University with significant chemical information content
ChemSketch
This is a freeware that can be downloaded to any computer that runs on Windows or Linux. This freeware enables the user to draw molecules and mechanisms, which is very useful for writing formal lab reports.
Images & Slideshows from the Journal Science
Khan Academy Chemistry Videos
Khan Academy has online tutorials in general chemistry and organic chemistry. The online tutorials include practice problems that can be beneficial
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSD Sheets) on the Internet
FAQs, regulations, a glossary, software, supplies, and other Internet sites
MIT Open Courseware
Chemistry is a difficult subject, so oftentimes it is helpful to hear lectures done by other professors because they may explain a concept in a different way that is easier to understand. MIT offers lectures and course material from their chemistry courses online.
Nobel Prize
Not only is it important to stay up to date on groundbreaking chemistry research, but the USM chemistry faculty tend to put questions about Nobel laureates in chemistry on exams as bonus questions
SDBS- Spectral Data Base of Organic Compounds
This website has thousands of IR, NMR, and MS spectra for organic compounds. It is an invaluable resource for spectral identification and would be most helpful for students taking courses in organic chemistry or instrumental analysis

Science.gov
Gateway to authoritative U.S. government science information; explore selected science websites by topic
Yale Open Courseware
Yale offers lecture videos and course materials for organic chemistry lectures that may be helpful

Alpha Chi Sigma
Alpha Chi Sigma is a professional fraternity specializing in the field of chemistry. It has both collegiate and professional chapters throughout the United States consisting of both men and women and numbering more than 69,000 members. The fraternity aims to bring together students and professionals pursuing a wide variety of chemistry-related careers.
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
AACC (formerly known as the American Association for Clinical Chemistry) is a global scientific society dedicated to clinical laboratory science and its application to healthcare.
American Chemical Society
A congressionally chartered independent membership organization which represents professionals at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry and sciences that involve chemistry
American Institute of Chemists
From its earliest days in 1923 to the present, the American Institute of Chemists has fostered the advancement of the chemical profession in the United States.
Electrochemical Society
The Electrochemical Society is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry and solid-state science and technology. Its membership comprises more than 8,000 scientists and engineers in over 70 countries worldwide who hold individual membership, as well as roughly 100 corporations and laboratories that hold corporate membership.[citation
Iota Sigma Pi
Iota Sigma Pi (ΙΣΠ) is a national honor society in the United States. It was established in 1902 and specializes in the promotion of women in the sciences, especially chemistry.
Wikipedia International List of Chemistry Organizations