Why Study Chemistry? 1. To be better informed 2. To be a knowledgeable consumer 3. To make better decisions for yourself and society 4.

To learn problem-solving skills 5. To enhance analytical thinking

Chemistry is the scientific study of interaction of chemical substances that are constituted of atoms or the subatomic particles: protons, electrons and neutrons. It is largely an experimental science which can be viewed in three levels: Observation is either an activity of a living being (such as a human), consisting of receiving knowledge of the outside world through the senses, or the recording of data using scientific instruments. The term may also refer to any data collected during this activity. An observation can also be the way you look at things or when you look at something. Observation means studying and gathering information on an activity of what happens, what is the object of study does or how it behaves. Observation is visual:you use your own eyes, perhaps assisted with a camera or other recording instrument. Descriptive observation means that you do not wish to modify the activity in any way, you just want to register it such as it would take place without your presence. The chemist makes observations of what actually takes place in an experiment.

Representation- Chemistry visualization uses a limited, traditional set of representations for those data. More complex data types and unusual representations could help bring new insights in the chemistry research. The chemist records and describes an experiment in scientific language using special symbols and equations. Molecular models in a chemistry classroom, the graphs, paragraphs, and equations in a written report are some examples of representation. Interpretation Data interpretationcan be defined as "the application of statistical procedures to analyze specific observed or assumed facts from a particular study". Interpretational deals with the explanation. Interpretation is something that is pretty common in education circles. They come as questions in tests to understand how much a student has understood the subject at hand. In school, college, university and higher educational levels, data interpretation is common. In various entrance exams for colleges too, data interpretation is used as a means to understand a student's grasp of the subject. It is very important to understand how to interpret data in order to do well in these tests. It is especially important in case of students planning to study finance and mathematics. An interpretation question will usually contain a chart or a graph. It will also contain some data or even sets of data which the student has to analyze and come to a conclusion. When you are solving an interpretation question you will have to understand what the graph or chart means. If there are numbers involved (most probably they will be) you will have to find out what they stand for. Next, you need to draw a data set that represents the graph or chart in question. Now you have to look at the data set and come to a conclusion about what it means.