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Welcome to the LibGuide for The Natural World: Chemistry and Society

"Chemistry and the Environment"

This guide is meant to help you develop the skills and tools to accomplish your course objectives:

To gain awareness of some significant scientific theories and achievements, and to recognize how they are related both to other areas of science and to our understanding of broader societal issues.
To develop an understanding of the methods of natural science and a capacity to reason scientifically.
To experience first-hand the scientific process through discovery-based learning.

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