Open Educational Resources and Chemistry

• MyOpenMath Homework System (GPL + CC-BY)
  MyOpenMath is an online course management and assessment system for mathematics and other quantitative fields. MyOpenMath’s focus is providing rich algorithmically generated assessments to support the use of free, open textbooks. There are currently 5389 homework problems listed under Chemistry.
• Adapt Homework System from LibreTexts (Open Source + CC-BY)
  Adapt is an online homework system that exists within the LibreTexts platform. Instructors can create courses and assignments for students. Course shells for preparatory chemistry, general chemistry, analytical chemistry, and organic chemistry are available in the commons area.
• Selected PhET interactive simulations (University of Colorado – Boulder); PhET interactive simulations in Chemistry LibreTexts (CC BY)
• Selected ChemCollective Virtual lab activities, tutorials, and scenario-based activities; Selected ChemCollective Virtual lab activities in Chemistry LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
  These activities can be used to supplement a lecture text by giving the students an interactive learning experience. For virtual labs, a goal is introduced in a one paragraph description.

Selected activities from Chem Ed Xchange

The Division of Chemical Education, Inc. of the American Chemical Society holds the copyright for all content on the Chem Ed X website. Instructors are allowed to use the activities for their classrooms. The activities can be used to supplement a text with specific concepts. Several activities adapted for remote classrooms are available.

• Chemistry and Global Awareness (Gordon, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA)

  This text covers underlying chemistry for topical subjects in society.

  

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• The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science holds the copyright for all material but allows instructors to use and modify the activities to fit their classroom. See The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Permitted Uses page for more information. The case studies can be used to supplement a text with specific case study examples. Collection can be searched by topic, type of activity, and date. For access to answer keys, instructors must purchase access ($25 per year in 2021). Sharing or posting answer keys is prohibited.
• Introductory Chemistry Online! (Young, 2012);  Introductory Chemistry Online! (Young, 2012) in LibreTexts The text is accompanied by lecture slides, exam review slides, and algorithmic tutorials. Text at the first link provides traditional format (including figures that accompany and expand upon text). LibreTexts link provides access to the openly-licensed text.

• Beginning Chemistry v 1.0 (Ball, 2011) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

  Beginning Chemistry v 1.0 (Ball, 2011) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

  This text includes content for preparatory chemistry courses. Version 2 of the text is available commercially.

  

• Introduction to Chemistry: General, Organic, and Biological v 1.0. (Ball, al.; 2012) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

  Introduction to Chemistry: General, Organic, and Biological v 1.0. (Ball, al.; 2012) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

  This text includes content for both the Chemistry 101 and Chemistry 102 C-ID descriptors. The text provides end-of-chapter problems.

  

• Chemistry 10 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) in LibreTexts (CC BY-NC) This lab manual includes a semester-long set of wet chemistry experiments designed for a preparatory chemistry course. It is continually maintained by faculty at Santa Monica College.
• Online Homework Library to Support Introduction to Chemistry Courses (ASCCC OERI, 2024). To access:
  • 1. Login to ADAPT
  • 2. Under the “My Courses” page, instructors can select “Import Course”
  • 3. Search for “Introduction to Chemistry (C_ID CHEM 101)”
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• An Introduction to Chemistry (Bishop, 2019) Copyright held by Mark Bishop and Chiral Publishing Company. The content is freely available, but the website asks (but does not require) that repeat users pay $20 for the use of the text. This text is accompanied by end-of-chapter problems, PowerPoint presentations, animations, and tutorials. There is also an “atoms-first” version of the text.
• Introductory Chemistry Online! (Young, 2012);  Introductory Chemistry Online! (Young, 2012) in LibreTexts The text is accompanied by lecture slides, exam review slides, and algorithmic tutorials. Text at the first link provides traditional format (including figures that accompany and expand upon text). LibreTexts link provides access to the openly-licensed text.
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• Introduction to Chemistry: General, Organic, and Biological v 1.0. (Ball, al.; 2012) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

  Introduction to Chemistry: General, Organic, and Biological v 1.0. (Ball, al.; 2012) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

  This text includes content for both the Chemistry 101 and Chemistry 102 C-ID descriptors. The text provides end-of-chapter problems.

  

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• Introduction to Environmental Science (Zehnder et al.; 2015) (CC BY-NC-SA)

  Text is available for download as Word files. End-of-chapter questions and terms available.

  

• Green Chemistry and the Ten Commandments of Sustainability 3rd Ed. (Manahan, S.; 2011) (CC BY-NC-SA)

  End-of-chapter problems and a set of PowerPoint slides accompany this text.

  

• Geochemistry (Lower) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC) Text is likely not extensive enough to serve as the primary text for class.
• Key Elements of Green Chemistry (Lucia, 2018) – LibreTexts (CC BY) The chemistry in this text is beyond an introductory level. Parts of it may be useful as a supplementary text.
• Bending the Curve: Climate Change Solutions (Ramanathan, et al.; 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA) The chemistry in this text is beyond an introductory level. Parts of it may be useful as a supplementary text.
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• OpenStax Chemistry (Flowers et al.; 2019) (CC BY)

  OpenStax Chemistry (Flowers et al.; 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
  This text is accompanied by a student solutions manual, PowerPoint slides, and test banks. It is supported by several 3^rd party homework and laboratory activity vendors. It is used by several colleges and undergoes a review and correction process.

  

• OpenStax Chemistry 2e Atoms First (Flowers, et al.; 2019) (CC BY)

  OpenStax Chemistry 2e Atoms First (Flowers, et al.; 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
  This text is accompanied by a student solutions manual, PowerPoint slides, and test banks. It is supported by several 3^rd party homework and laboratory activity vendors.

  

• General Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach (Halpern, 2016) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)

  This text uses an “atoms-first” approach and covers topics in both 1^st and 2^nd semester general chemistry courses.

  

• General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications (Averill and Eldredge, 2011) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)

  General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications (Averill and Eldredge, 2011) (CC BY-NC-SA)

  Online version of the text appears to be more user-friendly than the PDF version of the text.

  

• Chemistry 11 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) ; Chemistry 11 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) in LibreTexts (CC BY-NC) This lab manual includes a semester-long set of wet chemistry experiments designed for a 1^st semester general chemistry course. It is continually maintained by faculty at Santa Monica College.
• CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe, and Everything (Cooper and Klymkowsky, 2019): CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe, and Everything (Cooper and Klymkowsky, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
  Uses an “atoms-first” approach. Focuses on “big ideas” in chemistry, and asks students to analyze systems. Should be used with additional resources (text is approximately 250 pages for a two-term course).
• General Chemistry Supplement (Eames) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
  This general chemistry “text” was written by Emily V Eames as a supplement to a standard textbook. It includes both “overview” sections, providing summaries of most important info, and “story” sections, providing richer knowledge of history and applications.
• Concept Development in Chemistry (Hutchinson, 2013); Concept Development in Chemistry (Hutchinson, 2013) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
  This text dives deep into how scientists learned about several topics in chemistry. It asks students to use experimental evidence to develop models for molecular scale phenomenon, and test these models.
• General Chemistry 1: Open and Free Course (Open Learning Initiative) (CC BY-NC-SA)
  This is an online course, divided into course modules with reading and practice problems. It could be used to supplement a course, or to provide additional self-checks for students.
• Video mini lessons for General Chemistry courses (Blaser, ASCCC OERI) (CC BY-NC-SA)
  Step-by-step video video lessons for General Chemistry problems and concepts.
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• Chemistry 11 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC) This lab manual includes a semester-long set of wet chemistry experiments designed for a 1^st semester general chemistry course. It is continually maintained by faculty at Santa Monica College.
• Chemistry 12 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC) This lab manual includes a semester-long set of wet chemistry experiments designed for a 2^nd semester general chemistry course. It is continually maintained by faculty at Santa Monica College.
• Structure and Reactivity in Organic, Biological, and Inorganic Chemistry (Schaller, 2019) ; Structure and Reactivity in Organic, Biological, and Inorganic Chemistry (Schaller, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC) Textbook focuses on reactivity of species. May be used to supplement primary text for sophomore-level organic chemistry.
• CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe, and Everything (Cooper and Klymkowsky, 2019); CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe, and Everything (Cooper and Klymkowsky, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
  Uses an “atoms-first” approach to text. Focuses on “big ideas” in chemistry, and asks students to analyze systems. Should be used with additional resources (text is approximately 250 pages for a two-term course).
• General Chemistry Supplement (Eames, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
  This general chemistry “text” was written by Emily V. Eames as a supplement to a standard textbook. It includes both “overview” sections, providing summaries of most important info, and “story” sections, providing richer knowledge of history and applications.
• Concept Development in Chemistry (Hutchinson, 2013); Concept Development in Chemistry (Hutchinson, 2013) – LibreTexts (CC BY) This text dives deep into how scientists learned about several topics in chemistry. It asks students to use experimental evidence to develop models for molecular scale phenomenon, and test these models.
• General Chemistry 2 Open and Free Course (Open Learning Initiative); CC BY-NC-SA
  This is an online course, divided into course modules with reading and practice problems. It could be used to supplement a course, or to provide additional self-checks for students. Does not cover all topics typically discussed in 2^nd semester general chemistry courses.
• Selected ChemCollective virtual lab activities, tutorials, and scenario-based activities; Selected ChemCollective virtual lab activities, tutorials, and scenario-based activities – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
  These activities can be used to supplement a lecture text by giving the students an interactive learning experience. For virtual labs, a goal is introduced in a one paragraph description.
• Selected PhET interactive simulations (University of Colorado – Boulder); Selected PhET interactive simulations (University of Colorado – Boulder) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
  PhET simulations can be used to supplement a lecture text by giving the students an interactive learning experience. Several chemistry specific simulations are available. For many of these, authors have shared lesson plans that can be accessed on the website.
• Selected activities from Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resources (VIPER) Specific license varies by activity. This site is both a repository of inorganic chemistry teaching materials and a user-friendly platform for social networking tools that facilitate virtual collaboration and community building.
• Video mini lessons for General Chemistry courses (Blaser, ASCCC OERI) (CC BY-NC-SA)
  Step-by-step video video lessons for General Chemistry problems and concepts.
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• ChemReaX Simulation by ScienceBySimulation (2018) The freely available software is intended for chemistry students and their teachers at the undergraduate and high school (AP/IB) levels. The web-based software can run a variety of virtual chemical reactions and perform what-if experiments. Tools for chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics, and acid-base interactions are available.
• GasSim by ScienceBySimulation (2018) GasSim is a gas law modeling and simulation tool, intended for undergraduate and high-school students in chemistry or physics courses. GasSim includes a database of gas properties for 76 gases. It provides a simple interface that allows the user to vary the temperature, volume or the number of moles of a selected gas, and evaluates the pressure as a function of the chosen simulation variable using three different gas models: the ideal gas model, the van der Waals model, and the Peng-Robinson model. GasSim is designed to serve as a virtual lab that students can use to experiment with and develop a deeper understanding of ideal and real gas laws.
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None identified. It may be possible to use resources listed under C-ID CHEM 100 and C-ID CHEM 101 for the course. But these resources do not cover some topics listed in the course description. Specifically, topics in “Motions, Forces, and Energy”, “Electricity and Magnetism”, and “Waves and Light” are not fully covered in these texts.

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• Organic Chemistry: A Tenth Edition (McMurry, 2023) – OpenStax (CC BY-NC-SA)

  Organic Chemistry: A Tenth Edition, like previous editions, is intended for a two-semester introductory organic chemistry course. The tenth edition retains the functional group approach of prior editions and the table of contents is retained. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY NC-SA) license, which means that you can non-commercially distribute, remix, and build upon the content, as long as you provide attribution to OpenStax and its content contributors, under the same license.

  

• LibreTexts Organic Chemistry (Morsch et al.) (LibreTexts, 2022) (CC BY-SA)

  Text covers all topics necessary for 1st and 2nd semesters of organic chemistry.

  

• OpenOChem Cloud Homework System (LeBlond, Muzyka, Bocholtz, Greeves, 2020) (CC0 – Public Domain)
  A freely available online homework system that allows users to create interactive questions, and then assemble them into activities such as sequential and adaptive quizzes and SlideDecks. This system uses LTI, so that students and faculty members access it through their home institutions learning management systems (e.g., Moodle and Canvas). The system allows for creation and sharing of content and questions for users in the OpenOChem community. There are currently +3,500 homework problems in the system.
• Spectral Database for Organic Compounds (National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, 1999-current) The copyright is owned by the National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, which provides free access of chemical spectra to the community and maintains the spectral database.
  SDBS is an integrated spectral database system for organic compounds, which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory of the compounds. The six spectra are as follows, an electron impact Mass spectrum (EI-MS), a Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FT-IR), a 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum, a 13C NMR spectrum, a laser Raman spectrum, and an electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrum. The database contains +34,000 spectra.

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