Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Welcome to Chemistry World!

I've been teaching chemistry to civilians since my days at the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry - I've helped hundreds of pre-meds understand acids and bases, I've coached high school kids through the subtleties of the Bohr model of the atom and even helped movie producers understand quantum mechanics.

See, here's the thing: chemistry is not this class that you almost failed in high school and then forgot all about. It's LIFE.

Chemistry explains why your stomach hurts after eating too much spaghetti sauce, it explains why your car wants unleaded gas and it explains why some shampoo makes your hair beautiful and shiny while others leave it heavy and dull.

So come along with me and we'll understand chemistry together! Anytime you have a question, just post it in the comments and you'll get a clear explanation you can really use!