Chapter 1 General Chemistry 1.1 Chemistry: The Central Science 1.2 The Scientific Method 1.3 Matter: Physical State and Chemical Composition 1.4 Elements and the Periodic Table 1.5 Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solution Chapter 2 Inorganic Chemistry 2.1 Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds 2.2 Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds 2.3 Ionic and Covalent Bonds 2.4 Coordination Compounds 2.5 The Halogens Chapter 3 Organic Chemistry 3.1 What is Organic Chemistry? 3.2 Classes of Organic Compounds 3.3 Nomenclature of Organic Compounds 3.4 Hydrocarbons 3.5 Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions 3.6 Isomerism 3.7 Organic Polymers Chapter 4 Analytical Chemistry 4.1 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry 4.2 Spectrochemical Methods 4.3 Chromatography 4.4 Thin-Layer Chromatography 4.5 NMR Spectroscopy 4.6 Mass Spectrometry Chapter 5 Physical Chemistry 5.1 Introduction to Physical Chemistry 5.2 Chemical Equilibrium 5.3 Thermodynamics 5.4 Solutions 5.5 Catalysis 5.6 Electrochemical Cells Chapter 6 Chemistry in Life 6.1 Nitroglycerine 6.2 Coupling of Reactions 6.3 Haber Process 6.4 Air Bags 6.5 Self-Cleaning Windows 6.6 Lithium-Ion Batteries 6.7 Liquid Crystals 6.8 Superconductors 6.9 The Discovery of Prodrugs 6.10 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Chapter 7 Writing Lab Reports and Papers 7.1 Some Guidelines for Writing Lab Reports 7.2 Some Guidelines for Writing Scientific Papers Appendices Appendix A Names of Chemical Elements
Appendix B Common Chemical Terms Appendix C Some Laboratory Apparatus Appendix D Simple Guidelines to Qualitative Analysis of Inorganic Compounds References