Excel Science Center
Resources/Help Videos
Resources/Help Videos
Did you know that the Science Center has lots of resources to help students do well in their chemistry, biology, and physics classes? Yes, we have 16 computer stations, a high-capacity printer, and the best tutoring staff available. We also have materials that are course-specific!
We have videos to help you solve common problems in chemistry and physics. Click below to see what we have to offer.
Resources
The Science Center has chemistry textbooks, which are available for checkout. Students must note that materials checked out from the Science Center must be returned that same day.
We may have exams, quizzes, and other study materials that instructors have provided to us to check out to students. In fact we have help sheets for nearly every major topic covered in General Chemistry 1 and 2. We have molecular model kits as well.
HELP VIDEOS (Click the link to view the video)
- How to Solve Chemistry Problems
- Scientific Notation
- Significant Figures
- Unit Conversions
- Formulas
- Balancing Chemical Equations
- Lewis Dot Structures
- Ionic and Net Ionic Chemical Equations
- Solubility
- Equilibrium Constants
- Oxidation States
- Gas Laws (Ideal and Combined)
- Phase Change
- Gibbs Free Energy
- Calorimetry
- Isotopes
- Nuclear Decay
- Rate Laws
- Limiting Reagent and Theoretical Yield
HELP SHEETS
- Activity Series of Metals in Aqueous Solutions
- Balancing Chemical Equations
- Calorimetry
- Chemical Kinetics
- Chemical Reactions
- Chemistry Quick Sheet
- Common Polyatomic Ions
- Concentration Units
- Creating Lewis Structures
- Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas
- Drawing Lewis Structures
- Electronic Structure of Atoms
- Electrons in Configurations
- Energy Calculations
- Ideal and Real Gas Laws
- Limiting Reagent Problems
- Moles-The Central Concept
- Naming Inorganic Compounds
- Net Ionic Equations
- Net Ionic Equations-Problems
- Periodic Table Properties
- Shapes of Molecules
- Significant Figures
- Stoichiometry Problems
- Writing Chemical Formulas
Students may find the following links very helpful:
- Human Anatomy Online is an interactive site loaded with graphics and animations of human anatomy. Some of the graphics may be slow to load.
- Welcome to the Bone Box from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.
- The 12 Cranial Nerves--practice tutorial from WISC-Online.
- Interactive A&P tutorial using flash animation from Get Body Smart.com.
The Science Center also has the following models for student checkout (models must be used in the Center):
- two complete articulated skeletons
- male and female pelvis
- shoulder joint
- skulls
- liver/gallbladder
- larynx
- mid-sagittal head
- eye
- ear
- kidney/adrenal
- full-size arm
- 3/4-size leg
- heart
Key study handouts also are available, as are course textbooks (available for checkout).
The Science Center has biology textbooks, which are available for checkout. Students must note that materials checked out from the Science Center must be returned that same day.
We also have exams, quizzes, and other study materials that instructors have provided to us to check out to students.
The Science Center has physics textbooks, which are available for checkout. Students must note that materials checked out from the Science Center must be returned that same day.
HELP VIDEOS (Click on the link to view the video)