New scientific discoveries do not usually begin with models; they begin with data and a sprit of intellectual curiosity. In much the same way, Spencer, Dodner, and Rickard's Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics, 3rd Edition presents data and challenges students to derive the models. Built on the recommendations of the American Chemical Society's Task Force on the General Chemistry Curriculum, this innovative approach helps students get a feel for how chemists approach problems in the real world. This new Third Edition is now revised with a new chapter on materials science and increased coverage of nuclear chemistry.