Chemistry in Life

Author: Jiang Yuanru
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This book is written as a textbook for optional chemistry courses for non-chemistry majors in higher education institutions. Starting from the daily lives of people—what they eat, wear, live in, and use—it builds upon high school chemistry knowledge and uses fundamental chemistry as the vertical thread, while incorporating widely and practical issues in people's lives as the horizontal thread. It explains the practical applications of chemical principles in various aspects of life and the common misconceptions people have about them, including chemistry in the human body, chemical elements and human health, nutrition and health from a chemical perspective, food flavors and food contamination, health supplements, chemistry in clothing, pharmaceutical chemistry, and household environmental chemistry. Through studying this book, students from various disciplines, especially those in liberal arts, humanities, arts, languages, architecture, mechanical engineering, communication, and computer science, can gain a correct understanding and appreciation of the important role of chemistry in daily life and related fields through the window of "chemistry in life." This will enhance their chemical literacy, enable them to make informed choices and use daily chemical products wisely, and improve their quality of life. Additionally, reading this book can broaden horizons and improve one's comprehensive scientific literacy. It can serve not only as a textbook for optional chemistry courses across disciplines but also as a popular science book for people from all walks of life to understand the principles and applications of chemistry in daily life.