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An Introduction to Chemistry - Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. What is Chemistry?
3. The Scientific Method
4. Matter at the Atomic Level
   • Atoms
   • Electronic Structure
   • Spectroscopy
5. Compounds
   • Overview
   • Formulas
   • Bonding
   • Valence Bond and Molecular Models
6. Structure
   • Overview
   • The Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Model
   • Geometric and Optical Isomers
7. Matter in Bulk
   • Overview
   • Solids, Liquids and Gases
   • Solutions
8. Reactions
   • Overview
   • Equations
   • Rate vs. Extent
   • Mechanism
   • Types of Reactions

Most illustrations taken from Yoder, Retterer, Thomsen, and Hess, Interactive Chemistry, Mosby, 1997