Toc: Cover Page......Page 1 Half-Title Page......Page 3 Title Page......Page 5 Copyright Page......Page 6 Organization and Teaching Method......Page 11 Stronger Connections between Forensic Scienceand Chemical Concepts......Page 12 Other Refinements to the Second Edition......Page 13 Organization......Page 14 Investigating Chemistry Lab Manual, Second Edition (1-4292-2243-3, by David Collins, Brigham Young University–Idaho)......Page 16 Acknowledgments......Page 17 Table Of Contents......Page 7 Case Study: Whose Side Are They On?......Page 19 1.1: Welcome......Page 20 1.3: Physical Evidence: Matter and Its Forms......Page 21 1.4: The Periodic Table......Page 27 Evidence Analysis Thin-Layer Chromatography......Page 28 1.5: Learning the Language of Chemistry......Page 29 1.6: The Most Important Skill of a Forensic Scientist: Observation......Page 34 1.7: Critical Thinking and the Crime Scene: The Scientific Method......Page 35 Case Study: Grave Evidence......Page 43 2.1: Preserving Evidence: Reactions, Properties, and Changes......Page 44 2.2: Physical Evidence Collection: Mass, Weight, and Units......Page 46 2.3: Mathematics of Unit Conversions......Page 48 2.4: Errors and Estimates in Laboratory Measurements: Significant Figures......Page 51 2.5: Mathematics of Significant Figure Calculations......Page 54 2.6: Experimental Results: Accuracy and Precision......Page 55 2.7: How to Analyze Evidence: Density Measurements......Page 57 2.8: Mathematics of Density Measurements......Page 58 2.9: How to Analyze Glass and Soil: Using Physical Properties......Page 60 2.10: Case Study Finale: GRAVE EVIDENCE......Page 64 Case Study: To Burn or Not to Burn......Page 73 3.1: Origins of the Atomic Theory: Ancient Greek Philosophers......Page 74 3.2: Foundations of a Modern Atomic Theory......Page