Visualizing Everyday Chemistry

Visualizing Everyday Chemistry is for a one-semester course dedicated to introducing chemistry to non-science students. It shows what chemistry is and what it does, by integrating words with powerful and compelling visuals and learning aids. With this approach, students not only learn the basic principles of chemistry but see how chemistry impacts their lives and society. The goal of Visualizing Everyday Chemistry is to show students that chemistry is important and relevant, not because we say it is but because they see it is.

1 Chemistry in Our World

2 Atoms and Elements

3 Chemical Compounds

4 Energy and Society

5 Energy of Foods

6 Physical and Chemical Changes

7 Water, and Other Solutions

8 Acids and Bases and Neutralization

9 Nuclear Chemistry

10 Energy from Electron Transfer

11 Cleaning Agents, Personal Care and Cosmetics

12 Genes, Medicines, and Drugs

13 Plastics, Pollution, and Sustainability

14 Micronutrients, Food Additives and Food Safety

Douglas P. Heller is the author of Visualizing Everyday Chemistry, published by Wiley.

Carl H. Snyder is the author of Visualizing Everyday Chemistry, published by Wiley.