Living chemistry

This class follows a textbook on fundamental chemistry that discusses familiar subject matter. We begin with basic knowledge on chemistry (science) and move on to learning about the chemistry around us. environmental questions should not be discussed (it is not possible to consider the truth or falsity of environmental questions) without fundamental knowledge of chemistry. While we cannot discuss these questions in detail during the lectures, we plan to proceed in a way that creates triggers for thinking about them.

fundamental chemistry, environmental chemistry, issue discovery, issue solving, logical thinking

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

Syllabus (Japanese site only)