Natural Approach to Chemistry / The central premise of this program is that chemistry is all around each of us, every day. Chemistry is us.
We eat chemistry. We drink chemistry. Chemistry is the complex choreography of atoms and molecules that sustains life. Chemistry also reveals the working details of the non-living world. Chemistry is both how we create the materials of human technology, and also how the natural world builds and renews itself.
Conceptually, this course will take a system-view, wholistic approach to chemistry that is different from the historical reductionist approach. From the very beginning we will use the ideas of atoms, energy, and systems that unify physics, chemistry, earth science, and biology. The goal is to provide students with a useful knowledge of chemistry that can help them succeed in life and in any career, (not only as a scientist.)
Chapter 1 The Science of Chemistry 9
- 1A: Inquiry and Scientific Evidence 1 9
- 1B: Volume and Chemistry 3 9
- 1C: Mass in Chemistry 5 9
- 1D: Dimensional Analysis 7 9
- Chapter 2 Matter and Atoms 9
- 2A: Mixtures 9 92B: The Chemical Formula 11 9
- 2C: One in a Million 17 9
- 2D: Density 21 9
- Chapter 3 Temperature, Energy, and Heat 9
- 3A: Heat and Temperature 23 9
- 3B: Specific Heat 27 9
- 3C: Heat Flow and Thermal Equilibrium 31 9
- 3D: Heat of Fusion 35 9
- Chapter 4 Physical and Chemical Change 9
- 4A: Phase Changes of Water 37 9
- 4B: Indicators of Chemical Reactions 39 9
- 4C: Chemical Changes 43 9
- Chapter 5 The Structure of the Atom 9
- 5A: Inside the Atom 47 9
- 5B: Spectrophotometry 49 9
- 5C: Spectroscopy 51 9
- Chapter 6 Elements and the Periodic Table 9
- 6A: Periodic Table Riddles 53 9
- 6B: Periodic Table Fill-in-the-Blank 55 9
- 6C: Valence 57 9
- Chapter 7 Chemical Bonding 9
- 7A: Lewis Structures 59 9
- 7B: The Geometry of Molecules 61 9
- Chapter 8 Compounds and Molecules 10
- 8A: The Formula of a Hydrated Salt 63 10
- 8B: Naming Chemical Compounds 65 10
- Chapter 9 Water and Solutions 10
- 9A: Density and Concentration 67 10
- 9B: Solutions and Beer’s Law 69 10
- 9C: Solution Calorimetry 73 10
- Chapter 10 Chemical Reactions 10
- 10A: Discovering the Solubility Rules 75 10
- 10B: Chemical Reactions 77 10
- 10C: Calorimetry: Hess’s Law 81 10
- Chapter 11 Stoichiometry
- 11A: Stoichiometry 83 10
- 11B: Stoichiometry: Quantitative Precipitate 88 10
- Chapter 12 Reaction Rates and Equilibrium 10
- 12A: Respiration and Temperature 91 10
- 12B: Reaction Rate and Concentration: 95 10
- 12C: Le Châtelier’s Principle 99 10
- Chapter 13 Acids and Bases 10
- 13A: The pH Scale 101 10
- 13B: Titration of Vinegar 107 10
- 13C: Commercial Antacids 109 10
- 13D: Determining the Amount of Vitamin C 113 10
- Chapter 14 Gases 10
- 14A: Determination of the Molar Mass of Butane 117 10
- 14B: Density of Air 121 10
- Chapter 15 Electrochemistry 10
- 15A: The Lemon Battery 123 10
- 15B: An Electrochemical Cell 125 10
- 15C: Oxidation–Reduction Reactions of Metals and Metal Ions 127 10
- 15D: Electroplating 129 10
- Chapter 16 Solids and Liquids 11
- 16A: Surface Tension and Surfactants 131 11
- 16B: Measuring Viscosity 133 11
- Chapter 17 Organic Chemistry 11
- 17A: Oil Spills 135 11
- 17B: Distilling Aromatic Hydrocarbons 137 11
- Chapter 18 The Chemistry of Living Systems 11
- 18A: Analysis of Milk 139 11
- 18B: Catalysis and Enzymes 143 11
- 18C: Building an Amino Acid Chain 145 11
- Chapter 19 The Chemistry of the Earth 11
- 19A: The Water Cycle 147 11
- 19B: Ocean Currents 149 11
- Chapter 20 Nuclear Chemistry and Radioactivity 11
- 20A: Half-life Experiment: Coin Toss 151 11
- 20B: The Alchemical Race 153 11
- Chapter 21 The Chemistry of the Solar System 11
- 21A: Astronomical Spectroscopy 155 11 Scientific Creativity 157 11
- Science and Scientists 159 11
- Study Skills 163 11
- Study Skills 163 11
- Table of the Elements and Periodic Tables 167 11
- Units and Constants 175 11
- Chemistry Mathematics - Significant Figures 179 11