04/25/2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GT1XdAl6UE
One of the earliest YouTube videos I ever made... and still IMHO one of the best... especially for students starting university.
Professor Davis Shares Eight Tips for Success in Science Courses - MUST SEE for new students!
www.chemsurvival.comAn updated version of my '8 tips' video.Hi Everyone. I'm Professor Davis, and in nearly a decade of teaching Organic Chemistry courses I...
03/19/2025
https://youtu.be/VhMkDnkbdvI?si=U6EpXEUnFqEygHGG
Hey everyone. Just a quick post to let you all know that I'm still here on FB! Been working hard in other projects, but here is a classic in honor of
Measuring radioactivity without a Geiger counter... how did Marie Curie do it?
As Women's History Month continues, Professor Davis explains how Marie Curie was able to make measurements of radioactivity with 1890's technology, and how h...
09/03/2023
https://youtu.be/r_xNh_t4wCw
The first video in my fall series on IUPAC Nomcnclatue just posted. Enjoy!
IUPAC Nomenclature of Branched Alkanes - a Professor Explains Why (and How) We Use It!
Professor Davis explains why IUPAC nomenclature is a critical skill for organic chemists to master, and explains a few simple examples of how to apply it to ...
07/13/2023
Am I the only one who was super-psyched to hear the new Fallout Boy version of "We Didn't Start the Fire", only to realize that it ROCKS!!!! .... but isn't chronological 😌ðŸ˜
How Does Biting a Gold Object Prove the Theory of Relativity?! Hardness of gold medals and coins.
Professor Davis explains how biting a gold medal helps to prove the theory of relativity. Biting gold https://www.persee.fr/doc/numi_0484-8942_2018_num_6_175...
07/11/2023
Am I the only one who was super-psyched to hear the new Fallout Boy version of "We Didn't Start the Fire", only to realize that it ROCKS!!!! .... but isn't chronological 😌ðŸ˜
07/06/2023
https://youtu.be/tIHwdHzGipQ
So much for Table "Tuesdays" 😂 My schedule is too chaotic for that kind of regularity! From now on.... "Table Talks" will post whenever I find the time. Enjoy!
The Most Devastating Nuclear Weapon Ever Conceived? A chemist explains "salted" nuclear weapons.
Professor Davis explains the science behind so-called "salted" nuclear weapons. In 1950 Leo Szilard suggested that such a nuclear device might be capable of...
07/05/2023
https://youtu.be/TGMCKy0Gihw
Watch the video and weigh in on where hydrogen belongs on on the table!
07/03/2023
https://youtu.be/1tfI5KgEdQ0
Table Tuesday is a bit early this week. Enjoy the fireworks, and thank an atom for the pretty colors!
How Do Fireworks Get Their Colors? It's all about atomic structure!
Professor Davis explains how atomic spectra create the beautiful colors we see in the sky every 4th of July.Explore line emission spectra at the featured web...
06/28/2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehO9dP-Sszo
This week's Table Talk - If uranium and plutonium can be used to make nukes, why not neptunium?
I'm on a tear! Four weeks running of Table Tuesday rants ... posted on Wednesdays, of course ;-).
Could Neptunium Be Used to Make a Nuclear Weapon? The periodic table seems to suggest it could!
Professor Davis explains why neptunium could be used in much the same way as uranium or plutonium to make a nuke, and also why it probably hasn't just yet.Mo...
06/13/2023
Table Tuesday is BACK! Let's talk about how the transition elements got their name.
What are Transition Elements? Transition metals, atomic structure and the periodic table - Part 1
Professor Davis explains where the term "Transition Metal" or "Transition Element" comes from and how it is linked to the evolution of our understanding of a...
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