Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Chemistry: Atoms First

This OpenStax textbook was developed with chemistry professors and a pedagogical approach, with Chemistry OpenStax as the foundation. As the name suggests, this text uses an “atoms first” approach to the subject which involves the introduction of atomic and molecular structure at the beginning of the course material. This text has been successfully adopted.

Includes: instructor resources, exercises, solutions, simulations, and summaries

Chemistry 2e: OpenStax

This OpenStax textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of chemistry and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Chemistry 2e is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the two-semester general chemistry course.

Includes: interactive exercises and real-world applications

Has been integrated in CHEM 205.

Introductory Chemistry – First Canadian Edition

This text is an adaptation of David W. Ball’s Introductory Chemistry open textbook that was developed by a chemistry professor at Vancouver Island University as part of the B.C. Open Textbook Project. This text has been successfully adopted and includes over 20 additional sections.

Includes: instructor resources, exercises, solutions, examples, and summaries

Chemistry: The Central Science (Map)

This LibreText resource follows the published Chemistry: The Central Science textbook by Brown et al. but is under a Creative Commons license.

Includes: exercises, solutions, summaries, and simulations

The Basics of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry

This peer-reviewed open textbook was developed to suit a one-semester General, Organic and Biological Chemistry course.

Includes: Test questions following examples, end-of-chapter exercises