Written for students taking a broad course in general, organic and biochemistry, this text covers many examples of chemistry in health care and other applications to real life. The teaching focuses on fostering analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Table of Contents

The principles and tools of science; the atom; chemical bonding; the language of chemistry; gases, liquids and solids; solutions, dispersions and suspensions; chemical reactions; saturated hydrocarbons; unsaturated hydrocarbons; alcohols, ethers, thiols, amines and organohalogens; aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters and amides; carbohydrates; lipids; proteins; enzymes; heredity; metabolism.