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.