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Practice Problem: E2 on Cyclic Systems and Cyclohexane Chairs
For this one we will want to recall some of the rules about doing E2 on a cyclohexane ring, as well as the relative stabilities of cyclohexane chairs…
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Special Second-Order Differential Equations: Cauchy-Euler, Nonlinear, and More
We've covered the basics regarding second-order differential equations and their solutions, for both linear homogenous and nonhomogenous differential…
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NASA's Artemis Program: Future Goals (Featuring Scott Solomon)
With the Artemis II mission completed, what's next for the Artemis program? What will be the goals of the next set of missions? Will we build a perma…
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Practice Problem: Newman Projections and Nomenclature
For this one, we will need to be able to draw Newman projections as well as name the molecule using the rules of IUPAC nomenclature. Basic stuff!
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New World Archeology (Mesoamerica)
After covering old world archeology, it's time to check out the new world. This refers to the Americas, where several civilizations were also occurri…
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Late Middle Ages Part 2: The Foundations of the Renaissance
Apart from war and famine, the Late Middle Ages also saw significant political change. Secular rulers and the Papacy were constantly at odds in terms…
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Practice Problem: Site of Protonation on a Weak Base
For this one we will need to understand the basics about Bronsted-Lowry acid-base reactions, and we also should be able to gauge the stability of var…
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Creationists Call in to Debate Me (MythVision Podcast)
Isn't it fun when I interact with creationists live? Want to watch that for 90 minutes? Of course you do! One was very polite and barely disagreed wi…
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Practice Problem: IUPAC Nomenclature and Stereochemistry
For this one we will have to be able to interpret IUPAC nomenclature to draw molecular structure, including absolute configuration using the Cahn-Ing…
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The Distance Formula: Finding the Distance Between Two Points
One thing we may want to do in algebra is compute the distance between two points on the coordinate plane. Luckily, there is a handy dandy equation f…
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