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Introduction.
Part I: Basic Concepts of Chemistry.
Chapter 1: What Is Chemistry, and Why Do I Need to Know Some?
Chapter 2: Matter and Energy.
Chapter 3: Something Smaller Than an Atom? Atomic Structure.
Chapter 4: The Periodic Table (But No Chairs).
Chapter 5: Nuclear Chemistry: It'll Blow Your Mind.
Part II: Blessed Be the Bonds That Tie.
Chapter 6: Opposites Do Attract: Ionic Bonds.
Chapter 7: Covalent Bonds: Let's Share Nicely.
Chapter 8: Chemical Cooking: Chemical Reactions.
Chapter 9: Electrochemistry: Batteries to Teapots.
Part III: The Mole: The Chemist's Best Friend.
Chapter 10: The Mole: Can You Dig It?
Chapter 11: Mixing Matter Up: Solutions.
Chapter 12: Sour and Bitter: Acids and Bases.
Chapter 13: Balloons, Tires, and Scuba Tanks: The Wonderful World of Gases.
Part IV: Chemistry in Everyday Life: Benefits and Problems.
Chapter 14: The Chemistry of Carbon: Organic Chemistry.
Chapter 15: Petroleum: Chemicals for Burning or Building.
Chapter 16: Polymers: Making Big Ones from Little Ones.
Chapter 17: Chemistry in the Home.
Chapter 18: Cough! Cough! Hack! Hack! Air Pollution.
Chapter 19: Brown, Chunky Water? Water Pollution.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Serendipitous Discoveries in Chemistry.
Chapter 21: Ten Great Chemistry Nerds.
Chapter 22: Ten Useful Chemistry Web Sites.
Appendix A: Scientific Units: The Metric System.
Appendix B: How to Handle Really Big or Really Small Numbers.
Appendix C: Unit Conversion Method.
Appendix D: Significant Figures and Rounding Off.
Index.
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