The following course material needs to be acquired and/or registered prior to the first day class:
Scientific, non-graphing calculator
MacMillan Achieve for Intro Chemistry (1-Term Access): Available to purchase at the UO Bookstore. Access to Achieve also includes free access to iClicker Student account.
Important note about iClicker:
We will be utilizing iClicker in this course. Your access code for Achieve includes free access to iClicker Student account where you can register either an iClicker2 remote or a smart device that you will bring to every class session.
Textbook: OpenStax - Chemistry Atoms First 2e, by Flowers. An free, no-cost Open Education resource that you can access online.
If you are having difficulty purchasing course materials, please apply for a Textbook Subsidy through UO’s Basic Needs program.
Once you have an access code for Achieve:
Log in to Canvas and navigate to our CH 221z course.
Locate and click on any Achieve assignment link. These are linked to our homepage and are updated each week. Just scroll down to the listed lecture content and look for the Achieve assignments posted.
When prompted, enter your name and email address. If you have an existing Achieve account that you would like to link to your LMS, enter the email address of that Achieve account here. Otherwise, create and Achieve account.
Enter the access code (an 8 digit letter/number code), then click the Enter button.
Do not register for your Achieve materials through the Achieve website. This will prevent your Achieve grades from appearing in the Canvas grade book. If at any point you are prompted to enter a Course ID, you are not registering your account properly.
Chapter 7: Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions
Chapter 8: Gases
Chapter 9: Thermochemistry
Chapter 10: Liquids and Solids
Chapter 11: Solutions and Colloids
Chapter 17: Kinetics
Chapter 13: Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts