Chemistry Final Paper - due April 9th

Here is the information for your Final Paper in Chemistry:

1. Choose a subject covered in the AIMC Chemistry Curriculum
2. Your paper will be an analysis of how your chosen subject connects with your Oriental Medicine studies here at AIMC.
3. Guidelines: 500 – 1000 words
   
4. Optional - feel free to add a Concept Map.
   
5. You can submit your paper electronically if you wish to laurence_spears@yahoo.com

Assignments for Week Thirteen - Cognition: Bringing Forth a World

Blog assignments for this week:

• Would you agree that "to live is to know"?
  
• Memory and magic - how might you view things differently now?
  
• Post a comment to one of your classmates' blogs

Chemistry Class Blog List

Here is the latest list of class blog addresses:

http://brownrabbit-chem.blogspot.com/

http://leslieroeth.blogspot.com/

www.bcchemistry.blogspot.com

www.dzaftchem.blogspot.com

http://lisevernasco.blogspot.com

www.aruychem.blogspot.com

http://aimcchemlisa.blogspot.com/

www.aimctrainwreckchem.blogspot.com

http://rachelchem.blogspot.com/

Invitation to join the Physics and Biology Field Trips - March 26th and 28th, both at 11:30

You are welcome to join our Physics field trip - to have your aura photographed - confirmed for Wednesday, March 26th, from 11:30 onwards at:

Psychic Reality
1630 Webster St.
Oakland, Ca. 94612

Psychic Reality is located on the corner of 17th Street and Webster in downtown Oakland - close to both downtown Oakland BART stations. Street parking is generally available.

http://www.psychicreality.com/
Call 800 557 3233 or if local 510 251 6560

Please note - This will be in place of our regular Physics and Chemistry classes that day.

You are also more than welcome to join our Biology Class Field Trip on Friday, March 28th at 11:30.
We'll be touring Charles Chocolates here in Emeryville.
Charles Chocolates is located at 6529 Hollis Street, between 65th and 66th Streets.
Please confirm with Larry as numbers will be limited.

http://www.charleschocolates.com
510 652 4412 / 888 652 4412

Assignments for Week Eleven - Cell Biology

Blog assignments for this week:

• Describe connections you are making between cell biology and your TCM studies
• Check out the link on How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs. Meiosis below, and post your impressions.
• Check out the other links on cell biology below
  
• Post a comment to one of your classmates' blogs

Check out the following links:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divide.html
How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs. Meiosis
By Rick Groleau

http://wine1.sb.fsu.edu/krebs/krebs.htm
The Citric Acid (Krebs, TCA) Cycle

http://www.johnkyrk.com/krebs.html
A cool animation site

http://mrskingsbioweb.com/cell.html
Cells

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiosis
Meiosis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitosis
Mitosis

Chemistry Field Trip - Saturday, March 15th, 10:00 - 12:00

Thank you to everyone who attended our Chemistry Field Trip to the San Francisco Recycing Transfer Station on Saturday.

It was quite a tour - please feel free to blog about your experiences - an Extra Credit Assignment!

Assignments for Week Ten - Living Diversity

Blog assignments for this week:

• Examine your own immediate environment for diversity of species and post your findings.
• Check out the various links on cells below, and post your impressions.
• Take a look at Spike’s Gallery below
• Post a comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links:

http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/index.html
Introduction to Cell and Virus Structure

http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/animalcell.html
Animal Cell Structure

http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/bacteriacell.html
Bacteria Cell Structure

http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/plantcell.html
Plant Cell Structure

http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/virus.html
Virus Structure

http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/tour/cell/cell.htm
The Virtual Cell – Cell Biology


Spike's Gallery - A Selection of Aquatic Life.
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay05/swgallery1.

Assignments for Week Nine - The Chemistry of Life

Blog assignments for this week:

• What are your thoughts on the ethics of “gene therapy”
• Check out and review the one of the Definitions of the “Chemistry of Life” from the link below
• Check out and review one of the Animations from the link below
• Post a comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links:

http://keywen.com/en/BIOCHEMISTRY/
DEFINITIONS (“The Chemistry of Life”)

http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/genobc/
Animations
General, Organic and Biochemistry
University of Akron

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemistry
Wikipedia

Assignments for Week Eight - A Question of Balance

Blog assignments for this week:

• Discover your “Semiconductor of the Week” and post a brief description
• Check out the link below to Welcome to Chembalancer! and post your comments and results to your blog
• Check out the link below to General Chemistry :: Balancing Equations :: Tutorial - and post your comments and results to your blog
• Post a comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links:

http://www.dun.org/sulan/chembalancer/default.htm
Welcome to Chembalancer!

http://www.wfu.edu/~ylwong/balanceeq/balanceq.html
General Chemistry :: Balancing Equations :: Tutorial

http://richardbowles.tripod.com/chemistry/balance.htm
Balancing Chemical Equations

http://www.geocities.com/hankmcintyre/AntiOx_pH-all_info.html
pH Balance: Acid & Alkali & Anti-Oxidants

http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/food/2238
Restore your health by creating balance in your diet.

Assignments for Week Seven - Molecular Weight

Blog assignments for this week:

• Discover your “Inert Gas of the Week” and post a brief description
• Test your understanding of hypotheses – try Avogadro's Hypothesis (below) and report back on your findings
• What exactly is a Mole? - Post your review of the link in assignment below
• Post a comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links:

http://www.carlton.srsd119.ca/chemical/molemass/avogadro.htm
Avogadro's Hypothesis

http://www.ceramic-materials.com/cermat/education/111.html
What is a Mole, Checking Out the Mole

http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/webdocs/Humor/Dihydogen-monoxide.html
Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide


* Extra Credit Assignment *

Post an update to the "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" article

Assignments for Week Six - Electrochemistry and Alchemy

Blog assignments for this week:

• Discover your “Halogen of the Week” and post a brief description
• Investigate Electrochemistry in the Science Toys link, below, and discuss your conclusions
• Try out one of the Science Toys and post your results - an Extra Credit Assignment!
  
• Alchemy – science, magic, art – or all three?
• Post a comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links:

http://www.pontotriplo.org/triplepoint/2005/03/science_toys.html
Science Toys
Learn how to make toys at home with common household materials, often in only a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles. Some examples: a plastic hydrogen bomb (!), building a hydrogen fuel cell, simple heat engines, a film can cannon, a metal that melts in hot water, a Bernoulli levitation ball, the impossible kaleidoscope and much more.

http://venus.unive.it/dsao//pregadio/articles/intro/intro.html
A Short Introduction to Chinese Alchemy

http://www.levity.com/alchemy/home.html
The Alchemy Web Site

Assignments for Week Five - The Chemistry of Color and Nutrition

The Chemistry of Color and Nutrition

Blog assignments for this week:

• Discover your “Alkali Earth Metal of the Week” and post a brief description
• Explore the colors of foods in your own kitchen – report on your findings.
• Examine the links below and post a discovery you make there
• Post a comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links:

http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/property/color.htm
WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THE COLOR OF MINERALS?

http://chemistry.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.uvminerals.org/luminese.htm
Luminescence

http://www.physik.rwth-aachen.de/~harm/aixphysik/atom/discharge/index1.html
Spectra of Gas Discharges

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/JCESoft/CCA/CCA2/MAIN/FLAME/CD2R1.HTM
Colors of Elements in a Flame

Assignments for Week Four - Green Chemistry

Blog assignments for this week:

• Discover your “Catalyst of the Week” and post a brief description
• Post your thoughts on one of this weeks' Discussion Questions
  
• Explore Atom Economy (follow the link below) and describe your findings
• Post a comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links on Green Chemistry

www.green-innovations.asn.au/Green-growth-in-Asia-Pacific-Philip-Sutton's-paper.ppt:
Ensuring that Asia Pacific economic growth is truly environmentally sustainable
26 March 2005

http://www.greener-industry.org/
Greener Industry – follow their links to Atom Economy

www.greeningschools.org/docs/greenchemistryclockreaction.pdf
Sustainable Science: Green Chemistry in your Classroom

Assignments for Week Three - Bonding

Blog assignments for this week:

• Choose your “Transitional Metal of the Week” and post a brief description
• Describe the molecular structure of different forms of Carbon
  
• Post a comment to a classmate’s blog
• Post a review of one of the links below

Check out the following links on Molecular Modeling and Chemical Bonds:

http://www.knowledgebydesign.com/tlmc/tlmc_cg.html
This page contains scientific visualization of chemical structures and atomic orbitals presented as QuickTime movies. There is also coverage on the discovery of the atomic structure illustrated with captivating 3D computer animation

http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/quick_tour.html
What is Molecular Modeling?

http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/water_concepts.htm
WATER CONCEPTS

http://www.canby.com/hemphill/chmimg.html
Chemistry Bonding Images

http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=55
Chemical Bonding by: Anthony Carpi, Ph.D.

Assignments for Week Two - Periodic Tables

Blog assignments for this week:

• Choose your “Element of the Week” and post a brief description
• Discuss ozone with family and friends, and post your findings
• Post a review of one of the links below
• Post at least one comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out the following links on Atomic Structures, Bonding and Compounds::

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atoms/propsmenu.html#top
ATOMIC PROPERTIES MENU

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/atommenu.html#top
ATOMIC STRUCTURE AND BONDING MENU

http://www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/atoms/elements.html
Elements, Compounds & Mixtures

Assignments for Week One

Blog assignments:

Start your blog – try www.blogger.com/
- then send the url to laurence_spears@yahoo.com

• Post your bio to your blog
• Post your results from the Quiz on http://chemistry.boisestate.edu/people/richardbanks/inorganic/chemistry/chemistry.htm
• Post at least one comment to a classmate’s blog

Check out two or more of the following links on Periodic Tables:

online:
http://www.chemicalelements.com/

interactive
http://periodic.lanl.gov/

spiral
http://www.geocities.com/gemowery/SpiralPeriodicTableOfElements.html
memory
http://www.johnpratt.com/atomic/periodic.html

quiz
http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Chem/Chem101lc/pertab2.html

game
http://www.funbrain.com/periodic/index.html

rejected
http://www.schneertz.com/elements.html


Post any comments you may have to your blog

Welcome!

Welcome to Integrative Medical Chemistry at AIMC Berkeley.

My name is Larry Spears, and I'll be guiding you through your Chemistry Course here.

As you now know, your assignments will be carried out on your own blog
So, please email me as soon as you have set up your blog account
- my email address is laurence_spears@yahoo.com

The assignments for each week will be posted here on my blog, as will a list of blog addresses for the class.

Namaste

Larry