On Friday we did the lab on ion exchange reactions, Saturday morning we had the midterm, and Saturday afternoon we did the lab on enthalpy of reactions.  I did well in three semesters of high school chemistry, but that was more than two decades ago, and I didn’t feel like I remembered much of it.  [...]

I’m taking the “online” session of General Chemistry I.  All the homework is done online, and we only physically meet six times, three Friday/Saturday session pairs.  Yesterday was the orientation, which included watching video presentations on how to use lab glassware and instruments, and on safety.  Today we had the first two labs.  The next [...]