Chemistry in context US-style

Chemistry in your life (2nd edn)

Colin Baird

Basingstoke: W. H. Freeman 2006 | Pp656 | £39.99 | ISBN 0 716 77042 3  

This substantial paperback is designed for liberal arts students in the US who may not have a strong background in chemistry. Consequently, its approach is largely descriptive with great emphasis on the applications of chemistry which have an obvious impact on students' lives. This focus is illustrated by the chapter headings which include Chemicals in our bodies and our environment: vitamins, food additives, pesticides and more  and A thin veil of protection: stratospheric chemistry and the ozone layer.