Chemistry is the accumulation of knowledge of how we understand living things as chemicals. It focuses on the small but specific areas of the organism (molecules, compounds, ions, subatomic and even quark). Like biology, it has concepts that have been supported by experiments but like physics it also has mathematics that support the concepts. It tries to explain the 'why' with the fundamental concept of atoms forming bonds or weak interactions. It lays down principles and properties underlying the observations/trends from Biology. Out of the three branches of science, chemistry is moderately quantitative and qualitative, its theories and laws are based on a balance of calculations/formulas and observations. Stand alone it is incomplete without its cousins - physics and biology - and all together composes the "trinity" or "triforce" of science.
Concepts
- Chemistry 1 and 2
- Biochemistry - the child of Biology and Chemistry
- Clinical Chemistry - the child of Chemistry and Disease Pathogenesis
- Inorganic Chemistry - the chemistry beyond CHON
- Organic Chemistry 1 and 2 - the chemistry of CHON
- Organic Chemistry 3 Biomolecules the chemistry of CHON and Biology
- Physical Chemistry - the child of Physics and Chemistry (aka Pchem/Beast)
- Spectroscopy
Additional Information:
- http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/microsoc/microsoc.htm Files that can be used to help understand chemistry - sorry no chemistry 1 and 2 page up yet
