THE NATURE OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD

By OLIVIA RAMIREZ

LECTURE MATTER, ENERGY, AND ENTROPY THE NATURE OF LIGHT AND MATTER A NEW THEORY OF MATTER THE STRUCTURE OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES THE STELLAR ATOM-BUILDING MACHINE THE AMAZING PERIODIC TABLE IONIC VERSUS COVALENT MATTER THE VERSATILE ELEMENT: CARBON THE STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF WATER MATTER IN SOLUTION INTERACTIONS: ADHESION AND COHESION SURFACE ENERGY: THE INTERFACES AMONG US THE ELOQUENT CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS MATERIALS FOR BODY IMPLANTS THE CHEMISTRY OF FOOD AND DRINK FUELS AND EXPLOSIVES THE AIR WE BREATHE MATERIALS: THE STONE, BRONZE, AND IRON AGES AGAIN AND AGAIN: POLYMERS RECYCLING MATERIALS RESISTANCE IS FUTILE: SUPERCONDUCTORS RESISTANCE IS USEFUL: SEMICONDUCTORS OUT OF MANY, ONE: COMPOSITES THE FUTURE OF MATERIALS