21st Century Chemistry

Kimberley Waldron is a Professor of Chemistry at Regis University in Denver, Colorado, where she teaches courses at all levels.  Her area of specialty is inorganic chemistry.  Professor Waldron was raised in the Washington, DC area and completed her undergraduate work at the University of Virginia, where she did undergraduate research in analytical chemistry.  

1: The Story of Chemistry: The Scientific Method:  Think, Measure, Rethink.- 2: Atoms: All About atoms and What’s Inside Them.- 3: Everything: The Ways We Organize and Classify Matter.- 4: Bonds: An Introduction to the Forces within Substances.- 5: Carbon: Elemental Carbon, Organic Molecules, and Carbon Footprints.- 6: Air: A Study of the Gases in Our Atmosphere.- 7: Chemical Reactions: How We Keep Track of Chemical Changes.- 8: Water: Why Water Is Critical for Human Beings and for the Planet.- 9: Salts and Aqueous Solutions: The Nature of Salts and How They Interact with Water.- 10: pH and Acid Rain: Acid Rain and Our Environment.- 11: Nukes: The Fundamentals of Nuclear Chemistry.- 12: Energy, Power, and Climate Change: New Ways to Generate Power and Store Energy.- 13: Sustainability and Recycling: Finding Better Ways to Use (and Reuse) Our Resources.- 14: Food: The Biochemistry of the Foods We Eat.- Appendix A: Working with Measured Numbers: Significant Figures.- Appendix B: Answers to Odd-Numbered End-of-Chapter Questions.