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1. Basic Facets of Chemistry

   Chemistry is properties. Chemistry is invisible.
   Chemistry is reshuffling. Chemistry is energy.
   Chemistry is unlimited. Chemistry is cooperation.
   Chemistry is particles. Chemistry is counting.
   Chemistry is labs and demos. Potential problems.

2. Opportunities for Success

  A sample opportunity. A second opportunity. Build
  a place to live and they will come. Every enemy has
  a weakness. Everything from smelly fish to blue
  jeans.




3. The Effects of Chemistry on Everyday Life

  Air bags: Where chemistry scored an assist.
  Advantages of tempered glass. Government-
  sponsored opportunities. Chemistry offers unlimited
  opportunities. The addiction phenomenon. A happier
  view of chemistry. Plant cells for tomorrow's
  test tubes.

4. The Educational Angle
   Mathematics and chemistry. Computers and
   chemistry careers. Making proper use of computers.
   Chemistry in college.

5. Personal Qualities and Success in Chemistry

   Observational skills. Observation and explanation.
   Observation and imagination. Imagination and
   inventiveness.

6. Chemical Career Specialties

   Specialization can be misleading. Chemistry
   teachers. The organic chemist. Playing games with
   nature's chemistry. The analytical chemist. Inorganic
   chemistry. Physical chemistry. Other viewpoints.
   Related careers.

7. Landing a Job
   The employer's point of view. Where will the best
   jobs be? Potential employment problems. Obtaining



    that first job. Campus interviews. Interview basics.
    Additional questions. Making other contacts.
    Application letters and rsumes.

 8. Chemistry Facts and Figures

    Chemistry is worldwide. Chemistry is a way to
    make a living. Chemistry is products. Chemistry is
    process.

 9. Professional Organizations

   The code of ethics of the Chemical Institute of
   Canada. The American Chemical Society code of
   ethics. Objectives of the American Chemical
   Society.

10. Chemistry Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

    From Shakespeare to the National Institutes of
    Health. Tomorrow's chemistry. Professional
    controversy. Chemistry in the past. Development of
    chemistry models. Future markets. Focusing on
    environmental problems. Feeding humanity.








Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Hughes, Emily, 1989- Juvenile literature, Hughes, Emily, 1989- Pictorial works Juvenile literature, Skaters United States Biography Juvenile literature, Ice skaters, Women Biography