Contents: Chemistry: the study of change; Atoms, molecules, and ions; Mass relationships in chemical reactions; Reactions in aqueous solution; Gases; Thermochemistry; Quantum theory and the electronic structure of atoms; Periodic relationship among the elements; Chemical bonding I: basic concepts; Chemical bonding II: molecular geometry and hybridization of atomic orbitals; Intermolecular forces and liquids and solids; Physical properties of solutions; Chemical kinetics; Chemical equilibrium; Acids and bases; Acid-base equilibria and solubility equilibria; Chemistry in the atmosphere; Entropy, free energy, and equilibrimn; Electrochemistry; Metallurgy and the chemistry of metals; Nonmetallic elements and their compounds; Transition metal chemistry and coordination compounds; Nuclear chemistry; Organic chemistry; Synthetic and natural organic polymers.