Ch 1 – Introduction to Chemistry  Chemistry  Chemistry Far and Wide  Thinking Like a Scientist  How to Study Chemistry

1.1Chemistry  What is chemistry? The study of the composition of matter. “Practical vs. theoretical Organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, biochemistry Chemistry is central to almost all human endeavors.  Why study chemistry? To make informed choices. To attain specific goals. To become better prepared for college and the study skills necessary for success.

1.2Chemistry Far and Wide  Materials Alloys, plastics, polymers  Energy Uses for non-fossil fuels Batteries and long term storage solutions  Medicine and Biotechnology Molecular structures Human Genome Project

1.2 Chemistry Far and Wide (cont.)  Agriculture Food supply Pest and blight resistant plants  The Environment Environmental chemists Pollutants  Astronomy and Space Exploration Chemical composition, analysis

1.3Thinking Like a Scientist  The Scientific Method A logical, systematic approach to the solution of scientific problems. Observation, hypothesis, experiment, theory Scientific Law: a concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments.

1.4How to Study Chemistry  Understanding and Applying Concepts Observations and experiments Using your textbook and related resources  Chem ASAP!, Practice Problems, etc. Independent work and study (“on your own”) Tests and quizzes

Chapter 1 Assignment  CPQ’s pp #16,17,19,22,23,24,26,28