Thomas, Michele

Offers advice on selecting a culinary school and tips for using a degree to find a dream job, including information on culinary training, degrees, certificates and numerous career options, along with the paths to get there.

Provides an introduction to sodium, explaining what it is, discussing its place in the Periodic Table, examining the sources of sodium, looking at its importance as a food preservative and its use for other purposes, and looking at the role of sodium in the human body.

Presents a study of oxygen, the importance of oxygen on Earth, the identification of oxygen as an element, its properties and the periodic table, and oxygen compounds.