Includes appendix, glossary and index.

1: Matter and measurement -- 2: Atoms and the periodic table -- 3: Ionic and covalent compounds -- 4: Energy and matter -- 5: Chemical reactions -- 6: Gases -- 7: Solutions -- 8: Acids and bases -- 9: Nuclear chemistry -- 10: Introduction to organic molecules -- 11: Unsaturated hydrocarbons -- 12: Organic compounds the contain oxygen, halogen, or sulfur -- 13: Carboxylic acids, esters, amines, an amides -- 14: Carbohydrates -- 15: Lipids -- 16: Amino acids, proteins, and enzymes -- 17: Nucleic acids and protein synthesis -- 18: Energuy and metabolism

"Students who are planning a career within the allied health fi eld are required to gain exposure to the many ways in which chemistry is intrinsic to and infl uences life. 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 one- or two-semester course. This text relates the principal concepts of general, organic, and biological chemistry to the world around us, and in this way illustrates how chemistry explains many aspects of daily life"-- Provided by publisher.