Chemistry: The Awesomest Science

So often, introductory chemistry textbooks aren’t helpful.  They’re boring, they’re confusing, and they contain a lot of extra bonus “features” that distract and annoy the reader.  This textbook, Chemistry: The Awesomest Science, is designed as a replacement for these textbooks.  Whether or not you end up using it with your class, hopefully it will give them an alternative to the usual corporate textbook nonsense.

If you’ve got middle school students, you may prefer the in-progress textbook “Physical Science:  A Smorgasbord of Knowledge“, which can be accessed HERE.

Chemistry:  The Awesomest Science:

• About This Book:  Read First
• Chapter 1:  Introduction to Chemistry
• Chapter 2:  Takin’ Data (units, conversions, sig figs, precision/accuracy)
• Chapter 3:  Elements and Properties and Stuff
• Chapter 4:  Old Models of the Atom (Greek, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford)
• Chapter 5:  Light, Bohr, and the Quantum Model
• Chapter 6:  The Periodic Table and Periodic Trends
• Chapter 7:  The Groups and Regions of the Periodic Table
• Chapter 8:  Ionic Compounds and Metals
• Chapter 9:  Covalent Compounds
• Chapter 10:  Blowing Stuff Up:  The Story of Chemical Reactions
• Chapter 11:  The Mole – Not Just a Defective Rat Anymore
• Chapter 12:  Stoichiometry – Fun to Say, Fun to Do
• Chapter 13:  Solids, Liquids, and Gases
• Chapter 14:  Let Loose the Gases!
• Chapter 15:  The Solutions to All of Your Problems
• Chapter 16:  Thermodynamics for the Truly Lazy
• Chapter 17:  Kinetics
• Chapter 18:  Don’t Drop the Acid:  Acids and Bases
• Appendix

I don’t claim that this book is perfect.  It is very much a work in progress, so if you find errors or mistakes, email me at misterguch@chemfiesta.com and I’ll make any necessary changes. With your help, I can expand and improve this book for a long time to come.

Happy reading!

Ian Guch