What is Chemistry?
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Chemistry is the study of the transformation of ordinary substances into useful things - it literally turns sow's ears into silk purses, turning crude oil into dyes and polymers, cosmetics and perfumes. Chemists design new medicines, invent smart materials, develop new batteries and provide solutions to our energy and environmental problems. The LC course lays a foundation of theory and practical skills to help understand the material world we live in. The diagram (left) shows some of the connections that Chemistry makes.
Chemistry provides the underpinning for many courses and careers, from medicine to engineering, from nursing to food science, from environmental science to forensic science. Chemists solve problems and provide solutions, and they help build the fabric of the modern world. Not all chemists end up wearing white coats in laboratories, and a degree in chemistry equips a graduate with a valuable set of transferable and highly employable skills.
It is chemists who are working to provide cures for cancer and Alzheimer's disease; they are designing new materials and molecular motors; they are inventing the future; making the medicines and materials that will improve the quality of and lengthen our lives. It is not an easy subject but it can be mastered with application; it is worth mastering because of its potential benefit to humanity and the challenge a career in chemistry makes.
Chemistry provides the underpinning for many courses and careers, from medicine to engineering, from nursing to food science, from environmental science to forensic science. Chemists solve problems and provide solutions, and they help build the fabric of the modern world. Not all chemists end up wearing white coats in laboratories, and a degree in chemistry equips a graduate with a valuable set of transferable and highly employable skills.
It is chemists who are working to provide cures for cancer and Alzheimer's disease; they are designing new materials and molecular motors; they are inventing the future; making the medicines and materials that will improve the quality of and lengthen our lives. It is not an easy subject but it can be mastered with application; it is worth mastering because of its potential benefit to humanity and the challenge a career in chemistry makes.
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Why Study Chemistry?
◆ What chemistry is good for
◆ Why you might hate chemistry
◆ Why you shouldn’t hate chemistry
◆ The origins of chemistry
◆ How to learn chemistry
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New LC Chemistry Syllabus
Consultation on senior cycle science has begun.
You can view the podcast on the new syllabus by opening the link below
You can view the podcast on the new syllabus by opening the link below
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Chemistry web links
http://www.whynotchemeng .com (why not chemistry)
http://www.absorblearning.com/chemistry/demo/units/LR1106.html (ion testing)
http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/essentialchemistry/flash/flash.mhtml (chemistry animations)
(rates of reactions)
http://www.absorblearning.com/chemistry/demo/units/LR1505.html#Catalysis (catalysts)
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-perform-reflux-with-addition-chemistry-lab-259809/view/
A visual guide to common laboratory techniques
http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com/index.php?edition=2 Science & technology Home page
http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com/lessons2.php?edition=2&studyid=26 Recrystallisation of Benzoic Acid
http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com/lessons2.php?studyid=36&edition=2 Expressing Concentration
http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com/lessons2.php?studyid=39&edition=2 Water treatment
www.sciencequiz.net/lcchemistry/index.html (Multiple choice etc practice revision questions)
http://www.periodicvideos.com/about.htm Interactive periodic table with Videos
http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/funstuff/ Fun activities in Chemistry
http://www.angelfire.com/md2/chmfunpage/mdeamain2.html Chemistry jokes
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/kits.shtml (chemistry construction kits)
http://www.skoool.ie/examcentre_senior.asp?id=2083 Leaving Cert Chemistry from Skool.ie
http://www.ausetute.com.au/ http://www.ausetute.com.au/
(an interactive learning resource……..videos etc and summary of the course)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chemistry-formulas/id300278844?mt=8 (science apps for ipod, and iphone)
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/CWLatestNews.xml (RSS feeds from the Royal society of chemistry)
http://www.whynotchemeng .com (why not chemistry)
http://www.absorblearning.com/chemistry/demo/units/LR1106.html (ion testing)
http://www.mhhe.com/physsci/chemistry/essentialchemistry/flash/flash.mhtml (chemistry animations)
(rates of reactions)
http://www.absorblearning.com/chemistry/demo/units/LR1505.html#Catalysis (catalysts)
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-perform-reflux-with-addition-chemistry-lab-259809/view/
A visual guide to common laboratory techniques
http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com/index.php?edition=2 Science & technology Home page
http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com/lessons2.php?edition=2&studyid=26 Recrystallisation of Benzoic Acid
http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com/lessons2.php?studyid=36&edition=2 Expressing Concentration
http://www.sciencetechnologyaction.com/lessons2.php?studyid=39&edition=2 Water treatment
www.sciencequiz.net/lcchemistry/index.html (Multiple choice etc practice revision questions)
http://www.periodicvideos.com/about.htm Interactive periodic table with Videos
http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/funstuff/ Fun activities in Chemistry
http://www.angelfire.com/md2/chmfunpage/mdeamain2.html Chemistry jokes
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/kits.shtml (chemistry construction kits)
http://www.skoool.ie/examcentre_senior.asp?id=2083 Leaving Cert Chemistry from Skool.ie
http://www.ausetute.com.au/ http://www.ausetute.com.au/
(an interactive learning resource……..videos etc and summary of the course)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chemistry-formulas/id300278844?mt=8 (science apps for ipod, and iphone)
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/CWLatestNews.xml (RSS feeds from the Royal society of chemistry)