Laboratory and public safety -- Laboratory equipment -- Laboratory procedures -- Measurements -- Process of science -- Periodic Table -- Properties of matter -- Light and the electronic nature of matter -- Chemical bonding and molecular shape -- Nomenclature and formula writing -- Chemical reactions -- Acids and bases -- Acid rain -- Neutralization reactions -- Oxidation/reduction reactions -- Energy -- Water -- Solutions, solubility, and electrolytes -- Chemistry in the laundry room -- Organic chemistry -- Plastics -- Dilemma of solid waste disposal or matter is neither created nor destroyed -- Chemistry of food -- Fermentation -- Laboratory reports.
Summary
The labs were specifically chosen with several goals in mind: a. To parallel lecture topics. b. To demonstrate important chemical principles. c. To employ the use of techniques of self-discovery and the scientific method. d. To illustrate topics that are of public interest or concern. e. To encourage the application of chemistry outside the laboratory. In keeping with these goals, [the author has] included laboratory assignments that are applicable to the real world or contain supplemental exercises that illustrate an application ... Where possible, commercial products are used, such as aspirin, antacids, etc ... Each lab begins with written objectives. Then, in an effort to increase involvement before the lab work begins, questions are posed that ask the student: a. To make predictions about the outcome of the experiment. b. To formulate a hypothesis. c. To think about a phenomenon in a specific way. d. To apply personal experience in answering a questions.-Pref.
