Briefly discuss the syllabus. It is available electronically in two places. Chemistry makes life possible on this earth. The real importance of this will become apparent by the end of this course. If not by that time, then by the end of you college career.
Chemistry is the science of molecules and their transformations.
Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University. As such chemistry is the study of matter, its properties, and its changes. Read about important terms used to describe matter . This is a very human endeavor, for from the beginning humans have tried to understand by classifying and naming. Clusters and excimers have a very short life-time.