21st Century Chemistry
by Waldron, KimberleyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2014-08-01
Publisher(s): W. H. Freeman
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Summary
Designed for chemistry and society classes, author Kimberley Waldron blends the central ideas of chemistry into stories that are relevant and familiar to non-science majors—from evaluating nutrition labels to understanding global warming and climate change. Award-winning journalist Michelle Nijhuis argues that the best science writers “put new results in context, synthesizing and analyzing what came before, what might come next, and why you should care.” Waldron does just this—by weaving the chemistry in the context of riveting stories, she masterfully captures the attention of her readers to help them gain a deep and lasting scientific literacy.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Story of Chemistry: The Scientific Method: Think, Measure, Rethink
Chapter 2: Atoms: All About atoms and What’s Inside Them
Chapter 3: Everything: The Ways We Organize and Classify Matter
Chapter 4: Bonds: An Introduction to the Forces within Substances
Chapter 5: Carbon: Elemental Carbon, Organic Molecules, and Carbon Footprints
Chapter 6: Air: A Study of the Gases in Our Atmosphere
Chapter 7: Chemical Reactions: How We Keep Track of Chemical Changes
Chapter 8: Water: Why Water Is Critical for Human Beings and for the Planet
Chapter 9: Salts and Aqueous Solutions: The Nature of Salts and How They Interact with Water
Chapter 10: pH and Acid Rain: Acid Rain and Our Environment
Chapter 11: Nukes: The Fundamentals of Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 12: Energy, Power, and Climate Change: New Ways to Generate Power and Store Energy
Chapter 13: Sustainability and Recycling: Finding Better Ways to Use (and Reuse) Our Resources
Chapter 14: Food: The Biochemistry of the Foods We Eat
Appendix A: Working with Measured Numbers: Significant Figures
Appendix B: Answers to Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Questions
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