Textbook in PDF format A foundation-level guide to chemistry for physical, life sciences and engineering students. Foundations of Chemistry: An Introductory Course for Science Students fills a gap in the literature to provide a basic chemistry text aimed at physical sciences, life sciences and engineering students. Preface Fundamentals Atomic structure Chemical bonding Amount of substance States of matter Oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions Energy, enthalpy, and entropy Chemical equilibrium and acid-base equilibrium Chemical kinetics – the rates of chemical reactions Electrochemistry Group trends and periodicity The periodic table – chemistry of Groups 1, 2, 7 (17), and transition elements Core concepts and ideas within organic chemistry Alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes Reactivity of selected homologous series The chemistry of aromatic compounds Substitution and elimination reactions Bringing it all together Polymerisation Spectroscopy