First Year Chemistry at UTSC

Welcome to the research guide for CHMA10, CHMA11, and CHMA12! Use the guide menu to browse key topics designed to help you complete your course assignments.

• Need help with planning? Use the Assignment Planner to create a suggested timeline for each step of your assignment
• Do some background reading using things like Google, Wikipedia, and books from the library catalogue so you understand your topic
• Check out the list of key resources for your subject area

Step 1: Brainstorm keywords that represent aspects of your topic.

Step 2: Select appropriate databases for your research topic.

Step 3: Build your search using search terms and Boolean operators. 

Step 4: Review your results. 

Step 5: Evaluate the quality of your sources.

Step 6: Get the full-text of relevant articles.