Category Archives: Chemistry

Blogs about chemistry

Chemistry: Calculate the Mass of an Atom [Video]

I created and uploaded this video to youtube back in 2009. This video demonstrates how to solve a simple chemistry problem. I calculate the mass of a Chlorine atom.

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Python – Implementing Caching in Your Applications via Dictionaries

In this blog I demonstrate how you can implement and take advantage of caching in your Python scripts/applications. Caching allows you to complete tasks more rapidly by storing and reusing results for repeated operations using the same criteria. For example, … Continue reading

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Interesting Facts: Man-made Urea

In the past, organic compounds were restricted to those that could be produced only from living entities. These compounds were thought to contain a “vital force” based on their natural origin. This “vital force” concept was disproved in 1828 by … Continue reading

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