Preface ............................................ vii
Chapter 1 Schrödinger's Cat .................................... 1
Chapter 2 Size Is Absolute ..................................... 8
Chapter 3 Some Things About Waves ............................. 22
Chapter 4 The Photoelectric Effect and Einstein's
Explanation ......................................... 36
Chapter 5 Light: Waves or Particles? .......................... 46
Chapter 6 How Big Is a Photon and the Heisenberg Uncertainty
Principle ........................................... 57
Chapter 7 Photons, Electrons, and Baseballs ................... 80
Chapter 8 Quantum Racquetball and the Color of Fruit .......... 96
Chapter 9 The Hydrogen Atom: The History ..................... 118
Chapter 10 The Hydrogen Atom: Quantum Theory .................. 130
Chapter 11 Many Electron Atoms and the Periodic Table of
Elements ........................................... 151
Chapter 12 The Hydrogen Molecule and the Covalent Bond ........ 178
Chapter 13 What Holds Atoms Together: Diatomic Molecules ...... 196
Chapter 14 Bigger Molecules: The Shapes of Polyatomic
Molecules .......................................... 221
Chapter 15 Beer and Soap ...................................... 250
Chapter 16 Fat, It's All About the Double Bonds ............... 272
Chapter 17 Greenhouse Gases ................................... 295
Chapter 18 Aromatic Molecules ................................. 314
Chapter 19 Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors ............. 329
Chapter 20 Think Quantum ...................................... 349
Glossary ........................................... 363
Index .............................................. 375
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