The Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary Things

By Carl H. Snyder

Book Overview

Using ordinary and several not so ordinary products as examples, this book explores the chemical principles behind them to show how chemistry affects our daily lives. It includes an environmental chapter that focuses on pollution and its effects. It also examines how these chemical principles affect our lives on a larger scale.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471310425
• ISBN13: 9780471310426
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 3.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT

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Great condition!

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A nice alternative chemistry text

This text is easily readable and interesting complete chemistry text that is not watered-down or oversimplified. I steered away from text books that were visually too busy. Mostly I wanted the facts in an interesting context. This book shows that chemistry is fun stuff to read about. I am using it with my son who is homeschooled.

A wonderful book

Most of all us lose the joy of curiousity that we all had as children as we become adults. A friend, the author, gave me and my wife this book as a gift. It is a wonderful publication; and it is a joy read. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to regain that youthful curiousity. It is possible. Whether you purchase the book for a class or for personal reading, it is a wonderful book.

great text book for non-science majors!

I am a student majoring in education. This textbook is wonderful because the author uses ordinary household objects that are used daily instead of substances only the science geniuses have heard of. I would reccommend this book for professors who teach non-science majors because the ablilty to understand the information is incredible.