本书由作者在南开大学为化学系本科生讲授“双语化学入门”课程所用讲义加工改编而成。书中介绍了外国语言的快速有效的学习方法,引导学生自学成材。本书包括12章,内容涉及化学元、无机化合物命名法、简单有机化合物命名法、化学中的度量、有效数字、气体分子运动论、金属的晶体结构、周期律与电子结构、元素的电子结构、离子键、电子对互斥与分子几何结构、化学热力学。书中还提供了化学英语常用资料和英汉对照词汇供读者学习使用。
本书适合作为高等院校化学英语的入门教材,也可供自学者参考使用。

Chapter 1 The Chemical Elements and Their Relative Atomic Masses
Chapter 2 Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds
Chapter 3 Nomenclature of Simple Organic Compounds
Chapter 4 Measurement in Chemistry
Chapter 5 Significant Figures
Chapter 6 Kinetec Theory
Chaper 7 Crystal Structure of Metals
Chapter 8 Periodic Law and Electronic Structrues
Chapter 9 Electronic Structrue of the Element
Chapter 10 The Ionic Bond
Chapter 11 Electron Pair Repulsion and Molecular Geometry
Chapter 12 Chemical Thermodynamics
Appendix 1 Greek Alphabets and Their Pronunciation
Appendix 2 Numerical Prefixes and Stright-Chained Alkanes
Appendix 3 Commonly Used Prefixes and Suffixes in Chemistry
Appendix 4 Commonly Used Abbreviations and Symbols in Chemistry
Appendix 5 Journals Related to Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Appendix 6 Glossary for Freshman General Chemistry