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Table of Contents Vol. 10 Issue 1

In the Classroom

DeeDee Allen, and Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo:
Trucks, Sales, Mechanics, and Repairs: An Analogy for the Method of Initial Rates
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 1-4
DOI 10.1333/s00897040847a
Article in PDF format (179 KB) HTML format

Sebastian G. Canagaratna:
Volume-Expansion Work: pdV or p_extdV?
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 5-9
DOI 10.1333/s00897040858a
Article in PDF format (231 KB) HTML format

Suzanne K. Lunsford* and Hong Zhang:
Electrochemistry and Detection of Catechol at a Conducting Poly(3-methylthiophene) Electrode in the presence of a Common Interferent, Ascorbic Acid
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 10-14
DOI 10.1333/s00897050859a
Article in PDF format (368 KB) HTML format

Carl W. David:
Visualizing Molecular Orbitals
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 15-21
DOI 10.1333/s00897050851a
Article in PDF format (668 KB) HTML format

Carl W. David:
Visualizing Hydrogen’s Valence-Bond Functions
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 22-23
DOI 10.1333/s00897050863a
Article in PDF format (263 KB) HTML format

Evguenii I. Kozliak* and Frank L. Lambert:
"Order-to-Disorder" for Entropy Change? Consider the Numbers!
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 24-25
DOI 10.1333/s00897050864a
Article in PDF format (158 KB) HTML format

Laboratories and Demonstrations

Marjorie A. Jones* and Christopher L. Cooper:
Testing Human Saliva for Enzyme Activity: Use of an In-Class Kinetic Experiment for Nonscience Majors in a Large Classroom Setting
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 26-28
DOI 10.1333/s00897050861a
Article in PDF format (237 KB) HTML format

João Seixas de Melo:
The Influence of Oxygen on the Lifetime of Luminescent Probes. A Simple Device for Degassing Solutions for Fluorescence Measurements
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 29-35
DOI 10.1333/s00897050862a
Article in PDF format (237 KB) HTML format

Computers in Chemistry

John Pollard and Vicente Talanquer*:
Interactive Digital Overheads: Dynamic Teaching Tools for the Chemistry Classroom
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 36-40
DOI 10.1333/s00897050865a
Article in PDF format (467 KB) HTML format

Kenneth L. Martin:
Using Spartan to Enhance the Student’s Understanding of Crystal Field Splitting Diagrams
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 41-45
DOI 10.1333/s00897050866a
Article in PDF format (330 KB) HTML format

Of Special Interest

Grigoriy Sereda:
Teaching Organic Chemistry to Students with Diverse Academic Backgrounds
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 46-49
DOI 10.1333/s00897050862a
Article in PDF format (166 KB) HTML format

Melanie M Cooper:
The Top Ten Reasons Why a Chemistry Department Should Hire Chemistry Education Faculty Members
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 50-52
DOI 10.1333/s00897050860a
Article in PDF format (144 KB) HTML format (Available in Español)

Media Reviews

George B. Kauffman:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison, Editors. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK, 2004.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 53-56
DOI 10.1333/s00897050870a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics, 2nd edition. George P. Rédei. Wiley-Liss: Hoboken, NJ, 2003.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 56-57
DOI 10.1333/s00897050871a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

Peter Belton:
Infrared Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Applications. ByBarbara H. Stuart. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, U.K., June 2004.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 57-58
DOI 10.1333/s00897050872a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
The Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century British Scientists, 4 volumes. Bernard Lightman, General Editor. University of Chicago Press: Chicago, IL; copublished with Thoemmes Continuum: London, 2004.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 58-59
DOI 10.1333/s00897050873a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
Comprehensive Coordination Chemistry II: From Biology to Nanotechnology. Jon A. McCleverty and Thomas J. Meyer, Editors-in-Chief. Elsevier Pergamon: Oxford, UK; San Diego, CA, USA, 2004.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 59-62
DOI 10.1333/s00897050874a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
Handbook of Chemoinformatics: From Data to Knowledge. Johann Gasteiger, Editor. Wiley-VCH: Weinhem, Germany, 2003.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 62-64
DOI 10.1333/s00897050875a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
Exploring the World of Plastics. Version 1.0. William J. Vining and Richard S. Stein, Project Directors, Chemistry Higher Education Workgroup, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. National Plastics Center and Museum: 210 Lancaster St., Route 117, P.O. Box 639, Leominster, MA 01453, 1999.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 64-66
DOI 10.1333/s00897050876a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
Chemically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations. Selected and Arranged by Carl C. Gaither and Alma E. Cavazos-Gaither; Illustrated by Andrew Slocombe. Institute of Physics: Bristol, England; Philadelphia, PA, 2002.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 66-67
DOI 10.1333/s00897050877a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
Memory Effects. Poems by Roald Hoffmann. Calhoun Press, Columbia College Chicago: Chicago, IL, 1999.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 67-69
DOI 10.1333/s00897050878a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry. Attila Vértes, Sándor Nagy, and Zoltán Klencsár, Editors. Kluwer Academic Publications: Dordrecht/Boston/London, 2004.
Chem. Educator 10 (2005) 1, 69-71
DOI 10.1333/s00897050879a
Article in PDF format (761 KB) HTML format

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