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a.php on line 234 Chemistry is often called the "Central
Science," because chemical knowledge is essential not only to
chemists, but also to biologists (through biochemistry,
molecular biology, and environmental chemistry) and engineers
(through materials science and polymers). A good knowledge of
chemistry provides many options for graduate study and many
options for career paths. The study of chemistry can be divided
into two parts: analysis and synthesis. Analysis determines the
identities of the components of a real-world sample (a sample of
polluted water, for example) and then measures how much of each
component is present. Synthesis produces new, previously non-
existent materials. Twenty-one million chemicals are known, and
new ones are produced all the time. Will you synthesize one that
reduces pollution? Cures a dreaded disease? First-and second-
year students interested in a