Review of Background Topics

This chapter reviews some key “basics” that are considered part of your prerequisite material coming in to first-year chemistry. If you need more depth of review than we provide in this chapter (especially if it’s been a while since high school, or you studied outside Alberta), try the high school Chemistry Flexbook, available free online.

Sections in this chapter:

1. What is Chemistry?
2. Doing Experiments
   • The Scientific Method
   • Safety in the Chemistry Lab
   • Communicating Science
3. Measurements and Data
   • Measurements in Chemistry
   • Uncertainty, Accuracy, and Precision
4. Atoms and Molecules
5. Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry
6. Math Skills for Chemistry