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See chemistry as a connected system.

Move from atomic structure to organic mechanisms to metabolism without losing the prerequisite relationships between them.

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General Chemistry I

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THE BIG PICTURE

From atoms to metabolism

01Atomic structureElectrons & orbitals

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02BondingShape & polarity

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03Organic chemistryMechanisms

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04Physical chemistryEnergy & kinetics

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05BiochemistryLiving systems

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CONCEPT OF THE DAY

Why does shape change chemistry?

Molecular geometry changes dipole cancellation, orbital overlap, steric accessibility and ultimately reactivity. VSEPR is the first bridge from a flat Lewis structure to three-dimensional chemistry.

ACADEMIC BACKBONE

Four-year chemistry + biochemistry map

Degree-level ordering follows the University of Arkansas 2026–27 B.S. Chemistry with Biochemistry concentration. ChemWaypoint adds interactive learning modules beneath each course.

Design principle

ACS guidance expects introductory chemistry followed by breadth across analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. The platform architecture keeps those domains separate enough to teach deeply, but links concepts across courses.

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The prototype includes a detailed General Chemistry I sequence and scaffolds for later courses.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I • PHASE 2

Organic Chemistry Studio

Practice the spatial skills that make organic chemistry click: assign stereochemistry, rotate conformations, flip cyclohexane chairs, and build reaction mechanisms by following electron flow.

CONCEPT BRIDGE

Geometry becomes reactivity.

General chemistry gave us orbitals, geometry, polarity, and acid–base ideas. Organic chemistry uses those same concepts to explain which face reacts, which conformation is favored, and where electrons move.

structure → conformation → mechanism

GENERAL CHEMISTRY I • BONDING

Molecular Geometry & VSEPR

Turn a Lewis structure into a 3D mental model. Rotate each molecule, compare electron domains, and predict polarity.

Interactive lesson~12 min

Drag to rotate • scroll to zoom • right-drag / modifier-drag to translate

MENTAL MODEL

VSEPR in three moves

1
Draw a valid Lewis structure.
Count valence electrons and identify the central atom.
2
Count electron domains.
Each bond — single, double or triple — counts as one domain; each lone pair is one domain.
3
Separate domains in 3D.
Electron domains arrange to reduce repulsion. Lone pairs generally repel more strongly than bonding pairs.

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