Introductory topics:

• Why We Study Chemistry – The reason it’s important to take chemistry, even if you don’t wanna.
• The Scientific Method – Use the scientific method to solve any problem!
• Significant Figures – Learn to find them and why you should care.
• Unit Conversions – Become a unit conversion pro and impress your friends!
• Drawing Good Graphs – I’ll take you through the steps of how to write a good graph.
• Metric System and Scientific Notation – Learn both at once!

The periodic table and chemical properties:

• The Historical Atom – Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, and friends.
• The Periodic Table – Everything you ever wanted to know about the periodic table!
• Subatomic Particles – Protons, neutrons, valence electrons, and pals!
• Ionic Compounds – The properties and naming of ionic compounds
• Covalent Compounds – The properties and naming of covalent compounds.
• Drawing Lewis Structures – A simple six-step method for drawing perfect Lewis structures.
• All About VSEPR – What it is, how it works, and how to use it for both good and evil.
• Types of Solids – Learn about the many types of solid and their properties!

Equations and math and formulas and stuff:

• Finding Molar Masses – An easy way to find ‘em!
• Mole Calculations!  Convert between grams, moles, and molecules!
• Balancing Equations – Handy tricks to become a balancing pro!
• Writing Word Equations – Translate plain English equations into well-crafted chemical equations
• Types of Reaction – The care and feeding of the six types of chemical reaction.
• Stoichiometry Explained – Find out what stoichiometry is all about!

Those topics that are close to the end of the book (depending on your book, of course):

• All About Polarity – Intermolecular forces and polarity explained and made simple!
• Solutions and Molarity – Find molarity and other handy stuff about solutions.
• Colligative Properties – All about that melting point/boiling point stuff.

• Acids and Bases – The properties and calculations involved with acids and bases!
• Gas Laws Help – How to tell the gas laws apart and how to use them to solve problems!
• Energy Diagrams – Learn how to draw ‘em and interpret ‘em.
• Spectroscopy, etc. – Spectroscopy, chromatography, mass spec, and X-ray diffraction.
• Nuclear Decay – Learn about decay!  Hooray!