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A few months back we introduced our blog readers to Wolfram|Alpha’s chemistry data, and we thought it would be fitting to have a Chemistry 101 review blog post for Homework Day. Wolfram|Alpha contains a wealth of chemistry data, and provides you with rapid and accurate computations at the simple push of a button. Wolfram|Alpha is an incredible learning tool for new chemistry students looking for ways to learn and test their knowledge of chemistry basics. Many of the topic areas found in an introductory or basic chemistry course syllabus can be explored in Wolfram|Alpha.
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This Chemistry tutorial seems to be the first W|A tutorial as such though I may be wrong. I suggest that ‘Tutorials’ be made another heading for the community page perhaps under ‘More’. This and any other tutorials can the be placed there for easy location.
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Congratulations for trying to provide a place where students can come for real assistance with Chemistry, a course that many find truly challenging. Any chem student will find it helpful to have a source where they can check answers to calculations they are working through.
And, while it is helpful to have the answers, it is not an instructional “learning tool”. Answers alone are not really instructional. Your statement above that Wolfram|Alpha “provides you with rapid and accurate computations” is not quite accurate. Answers are provided, i.e., results of the computations. If, in addition to the answers, you showed the actual computations in a step-wise manner, THAT would be instructional to a student and offer a true learning tool.
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