Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook

by Workman Publishing, Jennifer Swanson

Overview

The Big Fat Notebooks go to high school! A lively, fully illustrated guide to acing high school chemistry, with clear notes on the big ideas, helpful tips for memorizing processes and remembering definitions, and lively doodles that make science easier to understand (and fun to study).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781523504251
Publisher:	Workman Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/01/2020
Series:	Big Fat Notebooks Series
Pages:	528
Sales rank:	22,753
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 5.60(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Not only was Jennifer Swanson the kid with the great notes when she was in high school, but she went on to become a National Science Teaching Association award-winning science instructor and the author of more than 25 children's books (her writing has appeared on Booklist's Top 10 Books).
 

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
 
UNIT 1:  BASICS OF CHEMISTRY

1. Introduction to Chemistry
2. Conducting Experiments
3. Constructing Lab Reports
4. SI Units of Measurement
5. Lab Safety and Scientific Tools

 
UNIT 2:  ALL ABOUT MATTER

1. Properties of Matter and Changes in Form
2. States of Matter and Phase Changes
3. Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

 
UNIT 3: ATOMIC THEORY AND ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

1. Atomic Structure and Electron Charge
2. Quantum Theory, Electrons as Waves, and Photons

 
UNIT 4: ELEMENTS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE

1. The Periodic Table
2. Periodic Law, Families, and Trends
3. Energy Levels and Waves

 
UNIT 5: BONDING AND VESPR THEORY

1. Bonding
2. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VESPR) Theory
3. Metallic Bonds and Intramolecular Forces

 
UNIT 6: CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

1. Naming and Writing Formulas
2. The Mole
3. Percent Composition and Empirical Formulas

 
UNIT 7: CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CALCULATIONS

1. Chemical Reactions
2. Chemical Calculations (Stoichiometry)

 
UNIT 8: GASES

1. Common Gases and Units of Measurement
2. Kinetic Molecular Theory
3. Gas Laws

 
UNIT 9: SOLUTIONS AND SOLUBILITY

1. Solubility
2. Solubility Rules and Conditions
3. The Concentration of a Solution

 
UNIT 10: ACIDS AND BASES

1. Properties of Acids and Bases
2. pH Scale and Calculations
3. Conjugate Acids and Bases
4. Titrations

 
UNIT 11: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM

1. What is Chemical Equilibrium?
2. Le Chatelier’s Principle

 
UNIT 12: THERMODYNAMICS AND REACTION RATES

1. The First Law of Thermodynamics
2. Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
3. Reaction Rates

 
 
 

Editorial Reviews

"Excellent supplements for standard textbooks, offering readers friendly introductions to foundational concepts while using plain language, clear examples, and end-of-chapter quizzes to reinforce key concepts."
—Booklist
 

From the Publisher

2020-06-25
This guide to high school chemistry is formatted as if it were a notebook containing notes written by the top student in class.

This resource is divided into twelve units of two to five sections each. The subsections cover basic topics like conducting experiments, lab safety, and states of matter as well as more advanced topics like quantum theory and laws of thermodynamics. The page design mimics handwritten text, with colored sidebars for important facts, highlighting and bold headers for important words, underlined lists, colored figures, and diagrams. Each unit ends with a quiz to test retention; answers are listed on the following page. While most of the explanations and definitions are clear enough to comprise a primary study source, a few of the definitions may require backup or secondary sources for thorough understanding. The spacious, easy-to-read layout makes this an efficient reference book: Finding specific topics is easy (made easier with a lengthy index), and reviewing the content feels like reading through class notes. While not sufficient in itself to substitute for a chemistry text, paired with a class and a conventional textbook, this guide should go far in helping students master high school level chemistry.

A useful supplement for studying and test preparation. (index) (Nonfiction. 14-18)

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