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September 17, 2012
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Combustion Analysis Problem
Set 1 added to Topic 3 Handouts.
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September 12, 2012
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Using Physical and
Chemical Properties to Identify an Unknown Substance Lab added to
Planned Afternoon Labs
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September 11, 2012
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Typos in Topic 3 notes fixed.
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August 30, 2012
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Supplemental
Materials has been updated. The 12th Edition of Chemistry:
The Central Science is available for Kindle. There are free Kindle
Reader apps for most cell phones, tablets, and computers.
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August 30, 2012
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At the request of several students,
nomenclature worksheets from Chem I have been added to the handouts for
Topic 2.
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August 25, 2012
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Based on only one section of AP Chemistry
the Lab
Schedule for Monday Afternoon Labs will fall on Mondays. If the
majority vote to have labs on Tuesdays, this can be arranged.
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August 27, 2011
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To avoid confusion I have
linked the set
of polyatomic ions from Chem I that should be memorized. The
other set of polyatomic ions is for reference and includes more than the first
set.
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August 16, 2011
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Based on two sections of AP Chemistry
the Lab
Schedule for Monday Afternoon Labs includes both Monday and
Tuesday afternoons. Within reason, student teams will need to
choose one day of the week or the other for the required afternoon labs.
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May 10, 2011
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Superhero
Science 2011 added |
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February 13, 2011
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The link to
"Some Polyprotic Acids And Their pKas" has been repaired.
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September 10, 2010
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Due to the decrease from three sections of AP Chemistry
back to two the Lab
Schedule for Monday Afternoon Labs has been changed to Monday and
Tuesday afternoons. Within reason, student teams will need to
choose one day of the week or the other for the required afternoon labs.
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July 23, 2010
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A link has
been added to the Brooks-Cole website for on-line resources for Zumdahl. |
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June 18, 2010
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As of now there are three sections of AP Chemistry.
The Lab
Schedule for Monday Afternoon Labs has been changed to Monday,
Tuesday, and Thursday afternoons. Within reason, student teams will need to
choose one day of the three days of the week for the required afternoon labs.
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June 2, 2010
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The College Board has announced
that the guessing penalty will be removed from the AP Chemistry test
starting with the Spring 2011 test. |
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May 27, 2010
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A
list of several supplemental books that should prove helpful in
studying AP Chemistry has been added.
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May 25, 2010
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Due to the larger number of students taking AP Chemistry
the Lab
Schedule for Monday Afternoon Labs has been changed to Monday and
Tuesday afternoons. Within reason, student teams will need to
choose one day of the week or the other for the required afternoon labs.
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May 24, 2010
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A link has
been added to ChemReview.NET
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May 24, 2010
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Superhero
Science 2010 added
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May 1, 2009
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Superhero
Science 2009 added |
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November 12, 2008
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A link has been added to the1985-1998 AP Predicting
Reactions questions at the Chemmybear website.
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November 4, 2008
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Topic 8 notes revised in the light of the new approach to
ionic versus covalent bonding
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October 30, 2008
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A list of the things I need to know about you if I am to
write you an effective letter of recommendation: Letter
of Recommendation
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September 30, 2008
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This web page has a new host and a new URL.
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August 20, 2008
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Due to the larger number of students taking AP Chemistry
the Lab
Schedule for Monday Afternoon Labs has been changed to Monday and
Tuesday afternoons. Within reason, student teams will need to
choose one day of the week or the other for the required afternoon labs.
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August 15, 2008
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Topic 2 notes have been revised to reflect the new status
of Po and At
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June 29, 2008
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Lab
Schedule for Monday Afternoon Labs has been added
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May 14, 2008
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Superhero
Science 2008 added
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March 13, 2008
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Topic 18
notes updated to reflect the latest IUPAC recommendations on nomenclature
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February 1, 2008
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Links to
American Chemical Society's Chemistry Olympiad and archived exams updated
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January 13, 2008
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New Topic
4 Handout added:
AP
Chemistry Color Review
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September 25, 2007
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Two new Topic
4 Worksheets added:
Practice
Identifying Reaction Types
Practice
Predicting Single Replacement Reactions
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May 28, 2007
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Table
of Polyatomic Ions for AP Chemistry added to Topic 2 Handouts
Table
of Colors of Transition Metals added to Topic 4
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May 9, 2007
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Superhero
Science added to AP page |
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April 12, 2007
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Topic 21 Outline added
Topic 21 Learning Objectives added
Topic 21 Handouts added
Topic 21 Notes added |
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March 31, 2007
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Topic 20 Outline added
Topic 20 Learning Objectives added
Topic 20 Handouts added
Topic 20 Notes added |
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March 11, 2007
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Topic 19 Learning Objectives
added |
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March 8, 2007
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Topic 19 Outline added
Topic 19 Notes added |
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March 4, 2007
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Topic 18 Outline added
Topic 18 Learning Objectives
added
Topic 18 Handouts added
Topic 18 Notes added |
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February 20, 2007
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Table of Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases revised
Acids and Their pKas added |
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December 31, 2006
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6.626 E-34 Js *
(Argon – C/2p)
* Z = 15 * MM = 30.97 g/mol * yttrium
1s2 2s2 2p6 *
tungsten
yttrium * 2.718 * argon |
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December 24, 2006
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mol/L
* 1.60 E-19 Coulombs * 8.314 J/mol K * 0.0821 L atm/mol K * Z=39
3.00 E8 m/s * 6.626 E-34 Js * 62.4 L torr/mol K * iodine * sulfur *
thulium * arsenic |
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December 22, 2006
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Topic 17 Outline added
Topic 17 Learning Objectives
added
Topic 17 Handouts added
Topic 17 Notes added |
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December 19, 2006
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Topic 16 Learning Objectives
added
Topic 16 Notes added |
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December 18, 2006
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Topic 15 Outline added
Topic 15 Learning Objectives
added
Topic 15 Notes added |
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December 17, 2006
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Topic 12 Learning Objectives
added
Topic 13 Learning Objectives
added
Topic 14 Learning Objectives added |
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December 16, 2006
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Links
have been added to the American Chemical Society's Chemistry Olympiad and
to the Australian Science Olympiad |
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December 13, 2006
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Topic 13 Notes added
Topic 13 Handouts added |
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December 8, 2006
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Topic 11 Outline added
Topic 11 Learning Objectives added |
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December 3, 2006
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Clausius-Clapeyron Equation Problems and Answers added to Topic 11 Handouts |
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November 29, 2006
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Topic 12 notes added |
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November 25, 2006
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Topic 11 notes added |
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November 24, 2006
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four new Topic 11 Handouts added:
Table of Critical
Constants
Ideal Gas Law
Constants
Table of Molar
Enthalpies of Fusion and Vaporization
Types of
Crystalline Solids
Links page begun
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November 21, 2006
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Analysis of the Free Response
Questions for the 2004 AP Exam is available –
see "FRS Analyses" on my AP Chemistry page
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November 20, 2006
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Analysis of the Free Response
Questions for the 2005 AP Exam is available Analysis of the Free Response
Questions for the 2006 AP Exam is available
New
2007 AP Exam description and link posted –
see "Exam Description" on my AP Chemistry page
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November 13, 2006
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two new Topic 10 Handouts added:
Table of Vapor
Pressures for Water
Table of van der Waals Constants |
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October 4, 2006
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Equations Practice Homework 2
added to Handouts for Topic 4 |
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September 30, 2006
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Equations Practice Homework 1
added to Handouts for Topic 4 |
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September 9, 2006
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A section on doing a sketch
of the experimental setup, and practical advice about the use of the
notebook has been added to the Lab Notebook page. |
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September 8, 2006
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General Guidelines for an AP
Lab Report added to AP Chemistry page |
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August 22, 2006
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Typo in Topic 2 notes corrected: borate
is 3-, not 2- (page 16) |
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August 14, 2006
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Scientific Method notes added
Safety notes added |
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August 4, 2006
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Answers to Topic 2 Problem Set have been posted
Note Taking page has been added to AP Chemistry page |
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August 3, 2006
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Lab Notebook page has been added to AP
Chemistry page
This includes
handouts on data tables and on graphing |
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July 30, 2006
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Typos in "SI System Prefixes"
have been corrected
Answers to Topic 1 Problem Set have been posted |
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July 24, 2006
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Topic 9 Notes have been revised in the
light of College Board's promise that Molecular Orbital Theory will not be
included on the AP Exam
Topic 9 Outline added
Topic 9 Learning Objectives added |
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July 11, 2006
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New Topic 4 Handout added:
Flowchart for
Predicting the Products of Reactions |
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July 10, 2006
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Topic 10 Outline added
Topic 10 Notes added
Topic 10 Learning Objectives added |
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July 5, 2006
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Topic 1 Problem Set added for Summer Work
Topic 2 Problem Set added for Summer Work |
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July 4, 2006
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Topic 8 Notes added
Topic 8 Learning Objectives added
Topic 8 Handouts added |
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July 3, 2006
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Topic 7 Notes added
Topic 7 Learning Objectives added |
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July 2, 2006
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Topic 5 Notes added
Topic 5 Learning Objectives added
Topic 6 Notes added
Topic 6 Handouts added
Topic 6 Learning Objectives added |
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July 1, 2006
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Topic 3 Notes revised
Topic 3 Learning Objectives added
Topic 4 Notes revised
Topic 4 Learning Objectives added
two new Topic 4 Handouts added:
Common Metal
Cations With Two Or More Charges
Common Oxidizing
Agents and Common Reducing Agents |
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May 20, 2006 |
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Topic 3 Notes added |
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May 19, 2006 |
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Topic 1 Notes and Topic 2 Notes revised |
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May 18, 2006 |
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Table of Hybridization added to Topic 9
Handouts |
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May 13, 2006 |
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Topic 2 Learning Objectives added
New Handouts added to Topic 2 |
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May 12, 2006 |
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Topic 1 Learning Objectives added |
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May 10, 2006 |
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Topic 9 Notes corrected |
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May 9, 2006 |
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Topic 9 Notes updated by the addition of
Valence Bond Theory material |