Product Description

We’re all natural born chemists. Every time we cook, clean, take a shower, drive a car, use a solvent, such as fingernail polish remover, or perform any of the countless everyday activities that involve complex chemical reactions we’re doing chemistry. You might even say that we’re all participating in a grand chemistry experiment that started with the first human who mixed pigments to do a cave painting. Why do so many of us desperately resist learning chemistry when we’re young? Maybe it has something to do with the way it’s taught in school.

Now there’s a fun, easy way to learn basic chemistry. Whether you’re studying chemistry in school and you’re looking for a little help making sense of what’s being taught in class, or you’re just into learning new things for their own sake, Chemistry For Dummies gets you rolling with all the basics of matter and energy, atoms and molecules, acids and bases, and much more. In no time you’ll:

• Understand atomic structure and function
• Use the Periodic Table of elements
• Know what happens when matter changes from one state to another
• Explore ionic and covalent bonding
• Get a handle on chemical reactions
• Perform simple chemistry calculations
• Understand acids, bases, pHs, antacids, and gases
• Make sense Boyle’s Law, Avrogadro’s Law and other key laws in chemistry

Packed with examples of chemistry in action in everyday life, Chemistry For Dummies is a fascinating exploration of broad range of topics in chemistry, including:

• States of matter, from the macroscopic to the microscopic
• Understanding how the elements are arranged in the Periodic Table
• Nuclear chemistry, radioactivity and radioactive decay
• Positive and negative ions and ionic compounds
• Covalent bonding in covalent compounds
• Chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, and electrochemistry
• The mole and how it’s used to calculate chemical reactions
• Great serendipitous discoveries in chemistry
• Environmental chemistry

Written in plain English and requiring only basic math, Chemistry For Dummies puts you on the fast track to mastering the basics of chemistry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29430 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 362 pages

From the Back Cover
Includes examples of chemistry in action in everyday life

See how chemistry works in everything from soaps to medicines to petroleum

Whether you′re taking a chemistry course or you′re curious about what chemists do, this fun and easy guide will get you up to speed in matter and energy, elements and atoms, acids and gases, and much more. You′ll understand the basic concepts and discover how chemistry affects our day–to–day lives – from the home to the environment.

The Dummies Way
∗ Explanations in plain English
∗ "Get in, get out" information
∗ Icons and other navigational aids
∗ Tear–out cheat sheet
∗ Top ten lists
∗ A dash of humor and fun

About the Author
John T. Moore Ed.D. has been a teacher for more than thirty years. Numerous grants have permitted him to focus on the professional development of elementary and middle school teachers in science.

Customer Reviews

Not Bad
Well after reading the revies on Amazon.COM i thought i'd give this book a go. There is a great range of topics covered from medicine to industrial processes. But many of the topics aren't covered in much depth. Also if you don't know much about atomic structure(a novice) then i wouldn't recommend the book.

Because this book was Published in America there are some problems here in the UK.For starters the one thing that annoyed me was the way Suphuric acid was spelt (sulfuric).

The next strange thing i spotted was at the beginning of the book is a periodic table. The odd thing is the atomic mass number and atomic number are the wrong way around. The atomic number is at the top...

So maybe not the best book for those of you in the UK, but one thing i have found is that this is a good book for those interested in just reading about Chemistry, (not in the detailed stuff).

A jolly Read
I recently purchased this book and thought it would be a bit daunting to read. The book is very clear and gives you a breakdown of how they work with clear diagrams. It is also funny making chemistry fun to learn.

Missing Chapters!!!
I have just been looking through my book and found that pages 175 to 222 are missing!!!! There's no evidence to suggest tampering. Its as if they were never printed!! Contents says they should be there but Chapters 11 and 12 are completely missing!! Anyone else got this or have i got the only one?