General chemistry exercises online?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around finding online resources for general chemistry exercises suitable for self-study, particularly for someone transitioning from a traditional classroom setting to independent learning. The focus is on locating free resources that provide a substantial number of practice problems.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses dissatisfaction with the low exercise/chapter ratio in Linus Pauling's textbook and seeks additional problem sets for effective learning.
  • Another participant shares a link to a resource that appears to be more lecture-focused rather than problem-oriented.
  • A participant later provides several links to websites that offer problem sets, indicating they found these resources useful for practice.
  • Another participant mentions a specific course site that includes interesting problem sets and related reading material, though they express uncertainty about its alignment with the original poster's current studies.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the need for more problem-focused resources, but there is no consensus on the suitability of the links provided, as some participants find them lacking in exercises.

Contextual Notes

Some resources mentioned may not align perfectly with the original poster's learning objectives, and the longevity of the links provided is uncertain.

Who May Find This Useful

Students looking for additional practice problems in general chemistry, particularly those studying independently or preparing for exams like the AP test.

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I took a year-long regular chemistry class at my high school last year (should have done AP then...), and it was extremely slow-paced and boring. That pretty much crushed my enthusiasm for the subject until I started reading Linus Pauling's textbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486656225/?tag=pfamazon01-20. I totally love this text, and I've decided to use it as a self-study vehicle (possibly for the AP test, depending on how confident I feel). Pauling does an amazing job of explaining things without unnecessary blabber, and the crisp descriptions are easy to learn from.

Here's the catch: General Chemistry has a very low exercise/chapter ratio. I learn best when I work through problems, so this is a bit of an issue for me. Does anyone know of good, free online resources with many problems at about this level? Thanks!
 
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Thank you. However, those sites seem more geared towards lecture materials than problems to work through.

EDIT: For anyone else looking, I did manage to find a few good sites:

http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1508&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=49b3ea10-dc6c-473d-a3f9-3fde49217900
http://chem1.che.caltech.edu/HomeworkSets.htm
 
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I'm not sure how long the links on this site will stay open, but here's the site for the general chem course I'm taking right now. The problem sets contain some interesting problems that will really make you think. There are also some really good links to related reading material. I'm not sure how well this will correspond to what you're learning right now, but it's pretty basic stuff.

http://courses.chem.psu.edu/chem110h/
 
^ Very good, thank you.
 

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