Table of Contents

• Skills for science
  • Introduction
  • Mathematical skills
  • Units
  • Skills in the laboratory
  • Hazard signs
• Classification of matter
  • Materials
  • Mixtures
  • Pure substances
  • Names and formulae of substances
  • Metals, metalloids and non-metals
  • Electrical conductors, semi-conductors and insulators
  • Thermal conductors and insulators
  • Magnetic and non-magnetic materials
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• States of matter and the kinetic molecular theory
  • States of matter
  • The kinetic molecular theory
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• The atom
  • Introduction
  • Models of the atom
  • Atomic mass and diameter
  • Structure of the atom
  • Isotopes
  • Electronic configuration
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• The periodic table
  • The arrangement of the elements
  • Chemical properties of the groups
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Chemical bonding
  • Introduction
  • Lewis structures
  • Covalent bonding
  • Ionic bonding
  • Metallic bonding
  • Writing formulae
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Transverse pulses
  • Introduction and key concepts
  • Pulses: amplitude and length
  • Superposition of pulses
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Transverse waves
  • Introduction
  • What is a transverse wave?
  • Crests and troughs
  • Amplitude
  • Points in phase
  • Period and frequency
  • Speed of a transverse wave
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Longitudinal waves
  • Introduction and key concepts
  • Compression and rarefaction
  • Wavelength and amplitude
  • Period and frequency
  • Speed of a longitudinal wave
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Sound
  • Introduction
  • Speed of sound
  • Characteristics of a sound wave
  • Intensity of sound [NOT IN CAPS]
  • Ultrasound
  • The physics of hearing [NOT IN CAPS]
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Electromagnetic radiation
  • What is electromagnetic radiation?
  • Wave-like nature of EM radiation
  • Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Penetrating ability of EM radiation
  • Particle-like nature of EM radiation
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• The particles that substances are made of
  • Atoms and compounds
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Physical and chemical change
  • Introduction
  • Conservation of atoms and mass in reactions
  • Law of constant composition
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Representing chemical change
  • Introduction
  • Balancing chemical equations
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Magnetism
  • Introduction
  • Magnetic fields
  • Permanent magnets
  • The compass
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Electrostatics
  • Introduction and key concepts
  • Two kinds of charge
  • Conservation of charge
  • Quantisation of charge
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Electric circuits
  • Potential difference and emf
  • Current
  • Resistance
  • Series resistors
  • Parallel resistors
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Reactions in aqueous solution
  • Introduction
  • Ions in aqueous solution
  • Electrolytes, ionisation and conductivity
  • Precipitation reactions
  • Other types of reactions
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Quantitative aspects of chemical change
  • Atomic mass and the mole
  • Composition
  • Amount of substance
  • Stoichiometric calculations
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Vectors and scalars
  • Introduction to vectors and scalars
  • Graphical representation of vectors
  • Properties of vectors
  • Techniques of vector addition
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Motion in one dimension
  • Introduction
  • Reference frame
  • Speed and velocity
  • Acceleration
  • Instantaneous velocity and speed
  • Description of motion
  • Equations of motion
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Mechanical energy
  • Introduction
  • Potential energy
  • Kinetic energy
  • Mechanical energy
  • Conservation of mechanical energy
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• The hydrosphere
  • Introduction
  • Interactions of the hydrosphere
  • Exploring the hydrosphere
  • The importance of the hydrosphere
  • Threats to the hydrosphere
  • How pure is our water?
  • Chapter summary
  • End of chapter exercises
• Units used in the book
  • Quantities used in the book