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Asked • 03/01/18

How would you define Chemistry in your own words?

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Aron Y. answered • 03/20/18

I think it's helpful to understand chemistry in the context of the other natural sciences. Physics, chemistry and biology all deal with matter (and the energetics associated with changes in that matter), but at successively higher levels of organization. If you'll forgive the simplification, physics is concerned with elementary particles (including, of course, electrons), protons neutrons, and atomic nuclei. Chemistry, which treats the next higher level of organization of matter, is also concerned with nuclei and electrons, but (for the most part), only after they have organized themselves into atoms and molecules. And biology, treating a higher level still, is concerned with atoms and molecules that have organized themselves into complicated proteins and biopolymers, and beyond (through cells, organisms and ecosystems).

Asked • 03/01/18

How would you define Chemistry in your own words?

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MICHAEL S. answered • 03/19/18

Chemistry is one of those topics that you will either love or hate. If you have a strong math background and if you can visualize things, chemistry will be much more approachable for you. In my experience, those who struggle with chemistry have more of an auditory learning process. In this case, you will have to go through more examples because identifying patterns will be the key to your success. Visual learners should leverage graphs and illustrations to help them with chemistry. Kinesthetic learners will benefit from chemical models to help them with the course. Chemistry is about how atoms and their subatomic parts interact. Their interactions are influenced by the environmental conditions and the molecules’ characteristics. If you can understand how the environmental factors influence their interactions, you’ll do well. You should be comfortable with scientific notation and the quadratic equation. Also: master dimensional analysis. It becomes easier as the course goes along. But it will help you focus on concepts sooner if you can be comfortable with dimensional analysis.

Asked • 03/01/18

How would you define Chemistry in your own words?

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Melissa K. answered • 03/20/18

Chemistry is a language that describes both macroscopic and microscopic observations and phenomena. We use models to explain both qualitative and quantitative observations. These range from simplistic to quite complicated and are useful to communicate our theories. Chemistry combines mathematics, physics, biology and natural science like a basket woven together with reeds. All the pieces are interconnected. It is a language spoken in all cultures, it has no borders and the commonality helps us to understand the world we live in, to make changes to help society.

Asked • 03/01/18

How would you define Chemistry in your own words?

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Answered • 06/13/18

Chemistry describes the "Why?" question that biology, earth science, medicine, and other like sciences may bring about. We generally have a basic understanding of how the world works in a big picture sense, but with chemistry we begin to conquer the intricacies of how chemical reactions work to produce energy that fuels a biological response, start corrosion in rocks and minerals, or why drugs are formulated the way they are to treat a specific ailment. Chemistry studies the most basic building blocks of life and tackles natural phenomena that exist even in non-living things.