Chemistry Concepts Made Clear and Accessible
Move students beyond memorization of Chemistry concepts to a higher level of thinking with OWLv2. This powerful platform empowers students to learn Chemistry through richly dynamic problems, detailed feedback and interactive learning modules. With OWLv2, students practice at their own pace, receive meaningful feedback and access learning resources to help them achieve better grades.
Using Science to Learn Science
Dr. Barbara Oakley discusses the cognitive theory behind OWLv2, a powerful online learning system for Chemistry with a unique Mastery Learning approach.
OWLv2 Supports Every Stage of Learning
Master Chemistry, One Concept at a Time
Mastery Learning activities in OWLv2 enable students to work at their own pace until they understand each concept and skill. Instant feedback and richly dynamic problem sets encourage understanding over memorization.
Learning Tools for Every Type of Student
Meet students where they are with a wealth of learning resources in OWLv2—including adaptive review modules that guide remediation, interactive study tools that aid conceptual exploration and text-specific resources for practice and review.
Access Analytics in Real Time
Track student progress with the robust OWLv2 gradebook. You'll know where students stand in class at all times—and can quickly identify where students are struggling—so you can intervene and remediate as needed.
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All-You-Can-Learn Access with Cengage Unlimited
Cengage Unlimited is the first-of-its-kind digital subscription that gives students total and on-demand access to all the digital learning platforms, ebooks, online homework and study tools Cengage has to offer—in one place, for one price. Students get unlimited access to a library of more than 22,000 products for $119.99 per term.
Explore the New Enhancements Coming to OWLv2
Learn about the latest OWLv2 enhancements* designed to help students move past rote memorization toward concept mastery using on-the-spot math remediation and answer-specific feedback. Additionally, explore the new Instructor Authoring Tool designed to empower instructors to customize the learning experience to the unique needs of their classes.
*Available for select titles.
Titles Available
Chemistry in Focus: A Molecular View of Our World, 7th Edition, Nivaldo J. Tro
CHEM2: Chemistry in Your World, 2nd Edition, John L. Hogg
Introductory Chemistry, 6th Edition, Mark S. Cracolice
Introductory Chemistry: A Foundation, 9th Edition, Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. Decoste
Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 11th Edition, Frederick A. Bettelheim
General, Organic & Biological Chemistry, 7th Edition, H. Stephen Stoker
General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 2nd Edition, James Armstrong
Chemistry for Today: General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 9th Edition, Spencer L. Segar
Chemistry, 10th Edition, Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
General Chemistry, 11th Edition, Darrell D. Ebbing
Chemical Principles, 8th Edition, Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach, 2nd Edition, Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl
Chemistry: Principles and Reactions, 8th Edition, William L. Masterton, Cecile N. Hurley
Principles of Modern Chemistry, 8th Edition, David W. Oxtoby
Chemistry Principles in the Laboratory, 11th Edition, Emil Slowinski
Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity, 10th Edition, John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel
Chemistry: The Molecular Science, 5th Edition, John W. Moore, Conrad L. Stanitski
Chemistry for Engineering Students, 4th Edition, Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Chemistry: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition, Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball
Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition, William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Organic Chemistry, 9th Edition, John E. McMurry
Organic Chemistry: With Biological Applications, 3rd Edition, John E. McMurry
Marcroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments, 7th Edition, Kenneth L. Williamson, Katherine M. Masters
Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Miniscale & Microscale Approach, 6th Edition, John C. Gilbert, Stephen F. Martin
A Small Scale Approach to Organic Laboratory Techniques, 4th Edition, Donald L. Pavia, George S. Kriz, Gary M. Lampman, Randall G. Engel
Biochemistry, 6th Edition, Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham
Biochemistry, 9th Edition, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 9th Edition, Douglas A. Skoog, Donald M. West, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch
OWLv2 Improves Chemistry Student Outcomes
Video Success Story
Instructors agree—OWLv2 gives students a meaningful homework experience.
Case Study
After adopting the digital resources in OWLv2, student engagement and class preparedness increased among Organic Chemistry students.
Success Story
OWLv2 enables study anytime, anywhere, which can empower superior achievement in even the busiest students.
Infographic
Students are raving about the features of OWLv2. Find out what the favorites were.
Testimonials
"With OWLv2, students are able to learn the process rather than memorize answers to questions."
"OWLv2 has improved student learning in my classroom immensely. What I've seen is that the use of OWL dramatically improves a person's score."
"OWLv2 was a challenge and it made me really think and try to learn the material."
- Steven Neal Professor University of Tennessee – Knoxville
- Houston Brown Lecturer of Chemistry University of Houston Downtown
- Natalie Student Ohio State University
LMS Integration
Cengage provides integration with the Learning Management Systems (LMSs) instructors use most. Our integrations work with any LMS that supports IMS Basic LTI Standards. Easily connect your LMS of choice to create a seamless experience for instructors and students.
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LabSkills PreLabs for General and Organic Chemistry
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Test student mastery of pre-lab skills and techniques.