Foundation Chemistry Tuition Online (Chemistry I and II)
Foundation Chemistry I and II: stoichiometry, atomic structure, bonding, equilibrium and thermochemistry, then acids and bases, electrochemistry, kinetics and organic compounds.
Founder & Head of School, Afterkelas
Afterkelas teaches foundation Chemistry online to students on university foundation programmes, for Chemistry I and Chemistry II. University tutors run live classes, 1-to-1 or in small groups, working from the student's own course outline.
What foundation Chemistry covers
The topics MQA's curriculum guidelines set for each course. Universities order and name them in their own way, so tutors map them to the student's outline.
Chemistry I
8 topics- Stoichiometry
- Atomic structure
- Periodic table
- Chemical bonding
- Chemical equilibrium
- Thermochemistry
- Introduction to organic chemistry
- Hydrocarbons and halogenoalkanes
Chemistry II
11 topics- Acids and bases
- Electrochemistry
- Reaction kinetics
- Alcohols
- Phenols
- Carbonyl compounds
- Carboxylic acids
- Acyl chlorides
- Esters
- Nitrogen compounds
- Synthetic polymers
Physical chemistry with organic chemistry woven in
Chemistry I starts with the mole and stoichiometry, then atomic structure, the periodic table, bonding, equilibrium and thermochemistry, including Hess's law and the Born-Haber cycle, and ends with the first organic topics: functional groups, isomerism, hydrocarbons and halogenoalkanes. Chemistry II covers acids and bases, electrochemistry and kinetics, then a long run of organic families, from alcohols and phenols to nitrogen compounds and synthetic polymers.
Calculation and memory alternate through both courses. Tutors keep the two habits apart: step-by-step working with units for the physical topics, and a reaction map with reagents and conditions for the organic ones.
Where marks are lost
Stoichiometry runs under almost every calculation, so a shaky mole concept costs marks in equilibrium, thermochemistry and electrochemistry alike. Limiting reagent questions, like the one below, catch students who use the wrong reactant to calculate the product.
Organic chemistry loses marks to missing conditions and careless mechanisms. Students keep one reaction map for the course and practise planning conversions of two or three steps.
Lab reports and your course outline
Lab reports are part of the coursework in most foundation chemistry courses. Tutors can explain the chemistry behind a titration or a rate experiment and how to treat the results, but the report is the student's own. Because each university writes its own outline within MQA's guidelines, the tutor starts from that outline and its past assessments.
A question, worked through
A Chemistry I stoichiometry question on a limiting reagent. Comparing moles, not masses, decides which reactant runs out.
Question
11.2 g of iron is heated with 4.80 g of sulfur: Fe + S → FeS. Which reactant is limiting, what mass of iron(II) sulfide forms, and what mass of the other reactant is left over? (Ar: Fe = 56, S = 32)
- Moles of iron = 11.2 ÷ 56 = 0.200 mol. Moles of sulfur = 4.80 ÷ 32 = 0.150 mol.
- The equation needs iron and sulfur in a 1 : 1 ratio, so the 0.150 mol of sulfur runs out first: sulfur is the limiting reagent.
- 0.150 mol of FeS forms. Mr of FeS = 56 + 32 = 88, so the mass is 0.150 × 88 = 13.2 g.
- Iron used = 0.150 mol, so 0.050 mol is left: 0.050 × 56 = 2.80 g of iron.
Answer Sulfur is limiting; 13.2 g of FeS forms and 2.80 g of iron is left over.
Frequently asked questions
Is foundation Chemistry much harder than SPM Chemistry?
It goes deeper and faster, adding the Born-Haber cycle, kinetics and many more organic families. A student with a solid grasp of the mole concept from SPM starts in a good position.
Do you follow my university's course outline?
Yes. Names and order differ between universities, so the tutor works from the outline and past assessments the student shares.
When should foundation Chemistry tuition start?
In the first weeks of the semester, since stoichiometry comes first and every later calculation uses it.
How much does foundation Chemistry tuition cost?
The fee depends on the format (1-to-1 or a small group), how many classes a week and the tutor, so there is no single figure. Send an academic advisor the university, the course code and the latest assessment results on WhatsApp, and you will get the current packages and a quote, usually within one working day.