AS / A2 Level Chemistry

As such, it's simply divided into those core components and at the opening screen you'll see just two buttons--Exam Questions and Revision Notes. Clicking on either takes you to the next screen where you choose between AS or A2 (depending on the part of the course you're preparing for) before moving on to the appropriate notes or questions. Click the AS Level button for example and you'll find three main sections--atomic structure, bonding and periodicity, foundation, physical and inorganic chemistry and finally, organic chemistry. Within each of these main topics are pages and pages of well illustrated, easy to navigate bulleted revision notes. You can print out sections of the revision notes or search for a particular word by clicking the magnifying glass icon.

The exam papers are a cross section of real questions taken from recent years and set by different examining boards, and ought to give you a sound idea of what to expect. The best way to "sit" them is to print out the question and then write the answer in the space provided. When you've finished, go back to the program and click the "eye" button and you'll see the examiner's answer.

One last point. The program authors point out that "While every effort has been made to place each topic in its appropriate AS or A2 category, different boards have, on occasions, placed topics in different modules and year groups". In other words, if you can't find something where you expect it to be, use the search tool and you'll probably find it.

The use of multimedia is a bit disappointing, but elsewhere there's evidence of considerable care and most particularly, focus on providing an efficient aid to revision and some good exam practice. --Rob Beattie