Structure and change : an introduction to the science of matter

Christiansen, Gordon Secrist

Abstract

1. Introduction: The language and problems of science 1; 2. The motions of the planets 17; 3. The description of motion 31; 4. Force and the production of motion 42; 5. Newton's law of universal gravitation 51; 6. Atomic theory (I) 69; 7. Valence (I): combining power, atomic weights, and formulas 81; 8. The periodic classification of the elements (I) 99; 9. Gases (I): two measurable properties 118; 10. Gases (II): the general gas law, absolute temperature 131; 11. The concepts of energy and momentum 145; 12. The kinetic-molecular theory 174; 13. Solutions (I) 192; 14. Solutions (II): colligative properties 210; 15. The mechanical view of the earth 226; 16. Electricity and magnetism: fundamental effects 253; 17. Electric and magnetic fields: quantitative relations 276; 18. Atomic theory (II): the electron 290; 19. Ionic theory 310; 20. Valence (II): electronic structures 326; 21. Electrochemistry 344; 22. Oxidation-reduction 363; 23. Equilibrium: the theory of reaction rates 372; 24. The chemical view of the earth 396; 25. Radiant energy, the nature of light 417; 26. The quantum theory 447; 27. Radioactivity and the atomic nucleus 462; 28. Atomic theory (III): the Bohr atom 480; 29. The periodic classification (II): electronic configurations of atoms 497; 30. Nuclear reactions 515; 31. The frontiers of science: macrocosmos and microcosmos 554; Appendix I. Mathematical operations 574; Appendix II. Chemical calculations 583; Appendix III. Solutions 588; Index 595. Structure and change : an introduction to the science of matter / G. S. Christiansen, Paul H. Garrett