organic chemistry

". . . earth scientist Robert M. Hazen explores the universe to discover the past, present, and future of [carbon]"--Dust jacket.

Contains instructions for using the scientific method to conduct nearly thirty organic chemistry experiments and science fair projects.

"Students see chemistry in action in this thorough but accessible informational text aligned to science core curriculum, includes crosscutting concepts, and covers carbon bonding, chains, and rings, alcohol and acids, other organic compounds such as esters, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, amines, and halides, and polymers"--Provided by publisher.

Presents the Standard Deviants approach to understanding chemistry, providing an overview of the basics of organic chemistry.

Contains over two thousand alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on topics in organic chemistry, covering basic chemistry, elements, classes of compounds, and laboratory techniques, and includes more than one hundred line drawings and a bibliography.