Everything You Need to Ace Chemistry in One Big Fat Notebook [Paperback]

Chemistry? No problem! 

This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school chemistry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational doodles, and quizzes to recap it all. 

Including: 

• Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures
• The periodic table
• Quantum theory
• Bonding
• The mole
• Chemical reactions and calculations 
• Gas laws 
• Solubility 
• pH scale
• Titrations 
• Le Chatelier's principle
• ...and much more!

Not only was Jennifer Swanson the kid with the great notes when she was in high school, but she went on to become a National Science Teaching Association award-winning science instructor and the author of more than 25 children's books (her writing has appeared onBooklist's Top 10 Books).
 CONTENTS
 
UNIT 1: BASICS OF CHEMISTRY

1. Introduction to Chemistry
2. Conducting Experiments
3. Constructing Lab Reports
4. SI Units of Measurement
5. Lab Safety and Scientific Tools

 
UNIT 2:  ALL ABOUT MATTER

1. Properties of Matter and Changes in Form
2. States of Matter and Phase Changes
3. Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

 
UNIT 3:ATOMIC THEORY AND ELECTRON CONFIGURATION

1. Atomic Structure and Electron Charge
2. Quantum Theory, Electrons as Waves, and Photons

 
UNIT 4:ELEMENTS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE

1. The Periodic Table
2. Periodic Law, Families, and Trends
3. Energy Levels and Waves

 
UNIT 5:BONDING AND VESPR THEORY

1. Bonding
2. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VESPR) Theory