Primers
All nine, by topic
Each primer stands alone, but the numbers follow the reading order on the front page: the earlier ones define what the later ones use.
Quantities & units
Moles, concentrations, prefixes and the digits an instrument can honestly give you.
- 01What a mole actually counts
4 min · 29 Sept 2026
- 02Making a solution to a target concentration
5 min · 2 Oct 2026
- 03Changing units without losing your place
4 min · 7 Oct 2026
- 04Significant figures and what a balance can promise
4 min · 10 Oct 2026
Mass & formula
Why a molecule has two masses, and how a chain adds up.
- 05Two masses, one molecule
4 min · 14 Oct 2026
- 06The arithmetic of chains
4 min · 17 Oct 2026
Structure
Reading a drawing, and what a drawing cannot tell you.
- 07Reading a line drawing
4 min · 21 Oct 2026
- 08Same formula, different substance
4 min · 24 Oct 2026
Data sheets
Which numbers on a record were computed and which were measured.
- 09Computed or measured?
3 min · 28 Oct 2026