Chemistry

Nichola has a first class honours degree in chemistry and Ph.D. from U.C.D. and she completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Education at the University of Oxford. She is an experienced teacher who has taught G.C.S.E, A-level, and Leaving Certificate chemistry and was an undergraduate chemistry tutor and lab demonstrator in U.C.D. She is a passionate teacher who loves teaching science and this comes across in her classes. Nichola is also an examiner for higher level chemistry, which has given her an invaluable insight into grading the chemistry paper. She regularly incorporates this knowledge into her classes to ensure students maximise their marks.

“Nichola is hands down the best teacher I have seen since I started secondary school. Her knowledge of the exam paper and the detail required is exceptional. How she emphasises certain topics gives the student a crystal clear idea of what is important and what is not. Her notes are again the best I have ever seen, and I have had many notes in many subjects from many different teachers. They are by far the best. Well done and thanks a mil!”

Session 1: Unit 1 - Bohr's Theory and Orbitals

Session 2: Unit 1 - Periodic Table - Modern vs Mendeleev, Isotapes, RAM , Mass Spectrometer

Session 3: Unit 1 - Bonding 1 - Ionic, Covalent, Writing Chemical Formulae

Session 4: Unit 1 - Bonding 2 - Electronegativity, Predicting which type of Bonding, Intermolecular Forces

Session 5: Unit 1 - Periodic Table 2

Session 6: Unit 1 - Radioactivity

Session 7: Unit 1 - History of the Atom and testing for Anions

Session 8: Unit 3 - Moles 1 - Moles, Molecules, Empirical Formula

Session 9: Unit 3 - Moles 2 - Calculating Mass of Reactants / Products, and the Limiting Reagent

Session 10: Unit 3 - Gas Laws 1 - Theory

Session 11: Unit 3 - Gas Laws 2 - Calculations

Session 12: Unit 3 - Acids and Bases

Session 13: Unit 3 - Volumetric Analysis 1 - Calculcating Concentration

Session 14: Unit 3 - Volumetric Analysis 2 - Titration Calculations for Acid-Base Reactions

Session 15: Unit 3 - Oxidation and Reduction

Session 16: Unit 3 - Volumetric Analysis 3 - Redox Reactions

Session 17: Unit 2 - Organic Chemistry 1 - Hydrocarbons

Session 18: Unit 2 - Organic Chemistry 2 - Fuels, Fractional Distillation and Octane Number

Session 19: Unit 2 - Organic Chemistry 3 - Thermochemistry

Session 20: Unit 2 - Organic Chemistry 4 - Functional Groups

Session 21: Unit 2 - Organic Chemistry 5 - Organic Synthesis

Session 22: Unit 4 - Rates of Reaction

Session 23: Unit 4 - Equilibrium

Session 24: Unit 4 - pH

Session 25: Unit 4 - Water

Session 26: Unit 4 - Electrochemistry

Session 27: Option - Industrial and Atmospheric Chemistry

Session 28: Revision and Exam Top Picks

Session 29: Key Calculations Revision

During the academic year, we will cover all core topics in the Leaving Certificate Chemistry course in detail in the weekly grinds. Exam technique will be a focus of the classes to fully prepare you for the Leaving Cert Chemistry exam. Past exam questions will be dissected in class as each topic is covered to demonstrate how to answer them to an H1 standard. Much time will be devoted to the parts of the course most commonly seen on the exam and the parts that students find challenging such as Organic Chemistry, Volumetric Analysis and Stoichiometry.

In these Chemistry Online grinds, you will be given exam-focused notes covering all the core topics on the Leaving Cert Chemistry syllabus. The all-important mandatory experiments that are found in section A of the exam will be covered in detail and will appear throughout the notes.