Grade 11 Chemistry (Upper Semester) - Huanggang Middle School Workbook - (2nd Edition)

Author: Chen Dingchang
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Founded in 1904, Huanggang High School in Hubei Province was designated as a key high school in Hubei in 1953 and was awarded the title of "Advanced Unit in the National Education System" in 1986. In 2002, it was recognized as an "Advanced Unit in National Spiritual Civilization Construction." Huanggang High School upholds the educational philosophy of "people-oriented, virtue-based education," forming the distinctive characteristic of "comprehensive development + specialized skills" in nurturing students. It has explored a teaching style of "seeking truth, striving for excellence, embracing diversity, and pursuing innovation." The outstanding performance in college entrance exams and competitions is a natural outcome of its long-term implementation of quality education, and only one aspect of its abundant teaching achievements. When it comes to cultivating students, what magic formula does Huanggang High School possess? What is its ability to turn sand into a tower? What is its skill in transforming ordinary into extraordinary? These are questions I often hear. To think that Huanggang High School merely follows the of the college entrance exams and passively engages in test-taking is incorrect. Huanggang High School does not advocate rote memorization or passive problem-solving. If it has any exceptional qualities, it lies in its ability to fully understand the intentions of test-setters and deeply grasp their underlying principles, becoming a leader rather than a blind follower. While Huanggang High School does not oppose teachers immersing themselves in a sea of problems, it strongly advocates for students to break free from it. It opposes students from doing mechanical, simple, repetitive, and monotonous exercises but requires them to complete necessary ones. We encourage students to engage in flexible and diverse problems with broad applications, allowing them to enrich their knowledge, develop skills, and enhance their qualities through the problem-solving process. If there is any other success Huanggang High School has achieved, it is that while cultivating and nurturing a large number of outstanding students, it has also forged its teaching staff, creating renowned master teachers in Hubei Province. These teachers possess profound scientific and cultural literacy, innovative educational concepts, unique teaching styles, artistic skills, and abundant teaching achievements. To showcase the talents of Huanggang High School's teachers and share their teaching results, we have organized and carefully planned the writing of four series of books: "Huanggang High School Homework Books," "Huanggang High School Exam Papers," and "Huanggang High School 2007 College Entrance Exam First and Second Round Training Materials." The "Huanggang High School Homework Books" series is based on the "Teaching Syllabus" and "Exam Syllabus," highlighting the role of "homework" in the process of students forming learning abilities, problem-solving skills, and exam-taking skills, reflecting the inevitable connection between Huanggang High School students' brilliant performance in various exams and their rigorous daily practice. This series has been meticulously designed in its format, featuring four major sections—pre-class warm-up, in-class exercises, after-class exercises, and middle/high school exam online—to strengthen training and improve abilities. It is characterized by the following: 1. Appropriate exercise positioning: In terms of exercise arrangement, this series focuses on consolidating and gradually improving the knowledge points, exam points, question types, and methods they are associated with. The positioning of the series is to help students elevate their problem-solving skills through progressive exercises in the form of ability-based, open-ended, applied, and comprehensive types, enabling them to reach a new level. 2. Moderate difficulty gradient: The ratio of basic, intermediate, and difficult questions in this series is 6:3:1, making it suitable for the use of the majority of middle schools. Furthermore, the majority of questions are labeled with A, B, or C to indicate their difficulty levels, with appropriate and clear requirements. 3. Detailed solution hints: The answers at the back of the book are appropriately detailed, with more thorough solutions provided for difficult questions. It is worth mentioning that the well-timed hints in the solutions often play a pivotal role. This series emphasizes the originality and quality of the authors' exercises, with rigorous review and proofreading at every stage, striving to become a unique gem in the educational supplement market. Despite this, the series may still contain errors or deviations, and we sincerely request the readers' valuable corrections to make it even better.