Chemistry

Course summary

Humankind’s interest in chemistry is essentially a practical one – we are interested in the way materials in the universe behave and react under different conditions and the ways in which we can use materials for the benefit of humankind. Complimentary to this practical approach is a logical scientific method of working, the application of laws to help explain observations and the development of ideas and theories to interpret observations. Three main areas are studied: • Physical Chemistry – the application of laws and mathematical approaches to explain observations. • Organic Chemistry – the chemistry of carbon compounds. • Inorganic Chemistry – the chemistry of all other elements in the periodic table.