Exploring Creation with Chemistry by: Dr. Jay Wile

Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. is proud to present the second edition of its Exploring Creation With Chemistry course. The first edition, originally published in 1995, was the first science course written by Dr. Wile. It took the homeschooling community by storm and set the stage for the rest of Apologia’s courses. Now, this award-winning chemistry course will get even better!

The second edition of our chemistry course will have several features that enhance the value of the course:

The illustrations will be in color instead of black and white. Dr. Wile has been answering student questions on the course for seven years. Those questions have allowed him to realize what sections of the book could be written more clearly. Thus, this edition of the chemistry course is even more understandable than the first edition! For students who need more practice, there are extra practice problems for each module as well as detailed solutions to those problems in the solutions and tests guide. The student text has graphic icons that tell the student when there is a related multimedia presentation on the optional multimedia CD. The text references an extra laboratory kit that can be used to add about a dozen experiments to the course. These extra labs are not required, but are optional for those students who want more laboratory experience. There is a special website available only to users of the second edition. This website will contain links to web resources such as animations and graphics which will enhance the material in the text. Advanced students who have the time and the ability to learn additional material will be directed to online resources which contain advanced subject matter. The tests in the solutions and tests guide contain a point system that will aid the parent/teacher in grading the tests. There are also cumulative tests in the solutions and tests guide if the parent/teacher wants to give the student quarterly, semester, or final exams. Finally, even though the module tests are found in the solutions and tests manual (so that the parent/teacher always has a copy of them), a second set of tests is also provided in a perforated booklet. This will allow the student to be given the tests without referring to the solutions and tests manual. Please note that because of the differences between the first and second editions, students in a group setting cannot use both. They must all have the same edition. Because of this, the first edition of the course will still be available for those in schools or support groups that use the first edition.

In order to be able to understand this text, the student needs to have completed algebra I. This course is designed to be a first-year high school chemistry course and gives the student a rigorous foundation in chemistry, in order to prepare him or her for a college-level course. The course covers significant figures, units, classification, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium.

Students who take and understand this course will be very well-prepared for a tough university chemistry course.