ChemTutor Excalibur
by Interactive Learning, Inc.
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Software Reviews of ChemTutor Excalibur
Customer Review: Chem Quizzer...
Summary: 2 Stars
I just received this program and really wish I had read some of the recent reviews before buying as well. The software assumes YOU ALREADY KNOW basic chemistry. Each section is presented as a set of questions pertaining to the topic of your choice. If you don't understand the question or concept it allows you two options. You can click the "Learn" button and a new window will pop up explaining the general concept behind the question or you can click the "Explanation" button and it will again show you a slide explaining the steps to find the answer for that specific question.
There are no interactive tutorials, or progressive learning sessions. All it is is a quiz and test maker that allows you to review subjects you should have already learned in a classroom setting. Hence the name Chem "TUTOR" not Chem "TEACHER"
I found the interface easy to use but very cheap in its presentation. It has a complete periodic table, and references tables to help you figure out the questions, but doesn't even offer a basic calculator let alone a scientific calculator that you will need from the get-go.
If you want easy to use software to help you brush up for an exam than this is it, if you want to learn Chemistry keep looking for a better product or enroll in a class.
Customer Review: Very useful
Summary: 5 Stars
Very useful didactical material for teaching chemistry. I recommend it for high school and university students and teachers. The text and the exercises are so clear.Customer Review: Study-Aide. - Kind of like a variety of practice tests.
Summary: 5 Stars
ChemTutor? Excalibur software includes chemistry tutorials in each of the following 20 subject areas:
1. Basic Atomic Structure
2. Chemical Nomenclature
3. Chemical Reactions & Equations
4. Mole Calculations
5. Stoichiometry
6. Atomic Theory (Quantum Theory)
7. Periodic Trends
8. The Elements (Descriptive Chemistry)
9. Bonding & Molecular Geometry
10. Gases
11. Interparticle Forces & Phase Changes
12. Solution Chemistry
13. Chemical Thermodynamics
14. Reaction Kinetics
15. Chemical Equilibria
16. Acid / Base Chemistry
17. Oxidation / Reduction Reactions
18. Electrochemistry
19. Nuclear Chemistry
20. Organic Chemistry
Customer Review: Review of ChemTutor
Summary: 5 Stars
To all out there:
ChemTutor Excalibur Edition is a wonderful design. I have worked extensively with it over the last semester. When most students study for an exam they want to do practice problems, work sheets, old exams, etc. They do not want to re read lecture notes or a book. Chem Tutor provides the most effective way to study. The best way to comprehend a subject area is to do practice problems. Most students can read an entire chapter and they don't comprehend 1/4 of it. It is boring and tedious. It is not effective. Chem Tutor allows people the opportunity to never have to worry about reading a Chemistry Text again.
To those who are not a fan:
I don't see why. No one ever said this program replaces a Lecture or Class. To be clear: this program should accompany a class. It is best when an instructor teaches the subject area and students use Chem Tutor as a review. I can't see any problem with that method at all. Chem Tutor helps students, it doesn't teach them everything.
I hope students and instructors continue to use this program, I have nothing bad to say about it!
Customer Review: So-So
Summary: 3 Stars
I brought this program because I thought that it would give me detailed information concerning chemistry math which is what I was looking for and needed at the time. I did not find it to be very much help to me in the math section but was basically okay for the detailed chemistry section.