Chemistry

Course summary

The A Level Chemistry course is designed to further the student’s knowledge of the subject, to promote a critical approach to information and ideas and to improve experimental technique. Chemistry is too often seen as a large body of facts that defies straightforward rationalisation. Such ideas can be reinforced by modular examination questions that concentrate on the particular without relation to the wider subject. This course, which is written with progression to university Chemistry in mind, highlights the principles that unify the subject and seeks to examine them through their application to chemical situations. By introducing the student to the big ideas of Chemistry and some modern applications, the framework allows the interested and independent pupil to take the subject further with confidence. The subject content has also been chosen to facilitate the setting of substantial chemical problems to solve.