Includes glossary and index.

1. Matter and Measurement -- Chemistry-The Science of Everyday Experience -- States of Matter -- Classification of Matter -- Measurement -- Significant Figures -- Scientific Notation -- Problem Solving Using Conversion Factors -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Problem Solving Using Clinical Conversion -- Temperature -- Density and Scientific Gravity -- 2. Atoms and the Periodic Table -- Elements -- Structure of the Atom -- Isotopes -- The Periodic Table -- Electronic Structure -- Electronic Configurations -- Valence Electrons -- Periodic Trends -- 3. Ionic Compounds -- Introduction to Bonding -- Ions -- Ionic Compounds -- Naming Ionic Compounds -- Physical Properties of Ionic Compounds -- Polyatomic Ions -- 4. Covalent Compounds -- Introduction to Covalent Bonding -- Lewis Structures -- Exceptions to the Octet Rule -- Resonance -- Naming Covalent Compounds -- Molecular Shape -- Electronegativity and Bond Polarity -- Polarity of Molecules -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Covalent Drugs and Medical Products -- 5. Chemical Reactions -- Introduction to Chemical Reactions -- Balancing Chemical Equations -- Types of Reactions -- Oxidation and Reduction -- The Mole and Avogadro's Number -- Mass and Mole Conversions -- Mole Calculations in Chemical Equations -- Mass Calculations in Chemical Equations -- Percent Yield -- Limiting Reactants -- 6. Energy Changes, Reaction Rates, and Equilibrium -- Energy -- Energy Changes in Reactions -- Energy Diagrams -- Reaction Rates -- Equilibrium -- Le Chatelier's Principle -- Focus on Human Body: Bod Temperature -- 7. Gases, Liquids, and Solids -- The Three States of Matter -- Gases and Pressure -- Gas Laws That Relate Pressure, Volume, and Temperature -- Avogadro's Law-How Volume and Moles Are Related -- The Ideal Gaw Law -- Dalton's Law and Partial Pressures -- Intermolecular Forces, Boiling Point, and Melting Point -- The Liquid State -- The Solid State -- Specific Heat -- Energy and Phase Changes -- Heating and Cooling Curves -- 8. Solutions -- Mixtures -- Electrolytes and Nanoelectrolytes -- Solubility-General Features -- Solubility-Effects of Temperature and Pressure -- Concentration Units-Percent Concentration -- Concentration Units-Molarity -- Dilution -- Colligative Properties -- Osmosis and Dialysis -- 9. Acids and Bases -- Introduction to Acids and Bases -- The Reaction of a Bronsted-Lowry Acid with a Bronsted-Lowry Base -- Acid and Base Strength -- Equilibrium and Acid Dissociation Constants -- The Dissociation of Water -- The pH Scale -- Common Acid-Base Reactions -- The Acidity and Basicity of Salt Solutions -- Titration -- Buffers -- Focus on the Human Body: Buffers in the Blood -- 10. Nuclear Chemistry -- Introduction -- Nuclear Reactions -- Half-Life -- Detecting and Measuring Radioactivity -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Medical Uses of Radioisotopes -- Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Medical Imaging Without Radioactivity -- 11. Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups -- Introduction to Organic Chemistry -- Characteristics Features of Organic Compounds -- Shapes of Organic Molecules -- Drawing Organic Molecules -- Functional Groups -- Properties of Organic Compounds -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Vitamins -- Alkanes -- Introduction -- Simple Alkanes -- An Introduction to Nomenclature -- Alkane Nomenclature -- Cycloalkanes -- Focus on the Environment: Methane and Other Fossil Fuels -- Physical Properties -- Focus on the Environment: Combustion -- Halogenation of Alkanes -- 13. Unsaturated Hydrocarbons -- Alkenes and Alkynes -- Nomenclature Of Alkenes and Alkynes -- Cis-Trans Isomers -- Interesting Alkenes in Food and Medicine -- Focus on Health and Medicine: Oral Contraceptives -- Reactions of Alkenes -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Margarine or Butter? --Polymers-The Fabric of Modern Society -- Aromatic Compounds -- Nomenclature of Benzene Derivatives -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Aromatic Drugs, Sunscreens, and Carcinogens -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Phenosis as Antioxidants -- 14. Organic Compounds That Contain Oxygen, Halogen, or Sulfur -- Introduction -- Structure and Properties of Alcohols -- Nomenclature of Alcohols -- Interesting Alcohols -- Reactions of Alcohols -- Focus on Health and Medicine: Ethanol, the Most Widely Abused Drug -- Structure and Properties of Ethers -- Focus on Health and Medicine: Ethers as Anesthetics -- Alkyl Halides -- Organic Compounds That Contain Sulfur -- 15. The Three-Dimensional Shape of Molecules -- Isomers-A Review -- Looking Glass Chemistry-Molecules and Their Mirror Images -- Chirality Centers -- Chirality Centers in Cyclic Compounds -- Focus on Health and Medicine: Chiral Drugs -- Fischer Projections -- Optical Activity -- Compounds with Two of More Chirality Centers -- Focus on the Human Body: The Sense of Smell -- 16. Aldehydes and Ketones -- Structure and Bonding -- Nomenclature -- Physical Properties -- Focus on Health and Medicine: Interesting Aldehydes and Ketones -- Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones -- Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones -- Focus on the Human Body: The Chemistry -- Acetal Formation -- 17. Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Amides -- Structure and Bonding -- Nomenclature -- Physical Properties -- Interesting Carboxylic Acids in Consumer Products and Medicines -- Interesting Esters and Amides -- The Acidity of Carboxylic Acids -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Aspirin -- Hydrolysis of Esters and Amides -- Synthetic Polymers in Modern Society-Polyamides and Polyesters -- Focus on Health and Medicine: Penicillin -- 18. Amines and Neurotransmitters -- Structure and Bonding -- Nomenclature -- Physical Properties -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Caffeine and Nicotine -- Alkaloids-Amines from Plant Sources -- Amines as Bases -- Focus in Health & Medicine: Ammonium Salts as Useful Drugs -- Neurotransmitters -- Focus in Health & Medicine: Epinephrine and Related Compounds -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Histamine and Antihistamines -- 19. Lipids -- Introduction to Lipids -- Fatty Acids -- Waxes -- Triacylglycerols-Fats and Oils -- Hydrolysis of Triacylglycerols -- Phospholipids -- Cell Membranes -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Cholesterol, the Most -- Steroid Hormones -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Fat-Soluble Vitamins -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Prostaglandins and Leukotrienes -- 20. Carbohydrates -- Introduction -- Monosaccharides -- The Cyclic Forms on Monosaccharides -- Reduction and Oxidation of Monosaccharides -- Disaccharides -- Polysaccharides -- Focus on the Human Body: Useful Carbohydrates Derivatives -- Focus on the Human Body: Blood Type -- 21. Amino Acids, Proteins, and Enzymes -- Introduction -- Amino Acids -- Acid-Base Behavior of Amino Acids -- Peptides -- Focus on the Human Body: Biologically Active Peptides -- Proteins -- Focus on the Human Body: Common Proteins -- Protein Hydrolysis and Denaturation -- Enzymes-Characteristics and Classification -- How Enzymes Work -- Focus on the Health & Medicine: Using Enzymes to Diagnose and Treat Diseases -- 22. Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis -- Nucleosides and Nucleotides -- Nucleic Acids -- The DNA Double Helix -- Replication -- RNA -- Transcription -- The Genetic Code -- Translation and Protein Synthesis -- Mutations and Genetic Diseases -- Recombinant DNA -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Viruses -- 23. Metabolism and Energy Production -- Introduction -- An Overview of Metabolism -- ATP and Energy Production -- Coenzymes in Metabolism -- The Critic Acid Cycle -- The Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative -- Focus on Health & Medicine: Hydrogen -- 24. Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism -- Introduction -- Understanding Biochemical Reactions -- Glycolysis -- The Fate of Pyruvate -- The ATP Yield from Glucose -- Gluconeogenesis -- The Catabolism and Triacylglycerols -- Ketone Bodies -- Amino Acid Metabolism -- 25. Body Fluids -- Types of Body Fluids -- Composition of the Blood -- The Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide -- Buffers in the Body -- The Blood-Brain Barrier -- The Role of the Kidneys

"The goal of this text is to relate the fundamental concepts of general, organic, and biological chemistry to the world around us, and in this way illustrate how chemistry ex-plains many aspects of everyday life. This text is different-by design. Since today's students rely more heavily on visual imagery to learn than ever before, this text uses less prose and more diagrams and figures to reinforce the major themes of chemistry. A key feature is the use of molecular art to illustrate and explain common phenomena we encounter every day. Each topic is broken down into small chunks of information that are more manageable and easily learned. Students are given enough detail to understand basic concepts, such as how soap cleans away dirt and why trans fats are undesirable in the diet, without being overwhelmed. This textbook is written for students who have an interest in nursing, nutrition, environmental science, food science, and a wide variety of other health-related professions. The content of this book is designed for an introductory chemistry course with no chemistry prerequisite, and is suitable for either a two-semester sequence or a one-semester course. I have found that by introducing one new concept at a time, keeping the basic themes in focus, and reaking down complex problems into small pieces, many students in these chemistry courses acquire a new appreciation of both the human body and the larger world around them"-- Provided by publisher.

Smith, J. G. (2002). General, organic, & biological chemistry (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill.