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Aligning the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory Experience with Professional Work: The Centrality of Reliable and Meaningful Data
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Alaimo, Peter J.; Langenhan, Joseph M.; Suydam, Ian T. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Many traditional organic chemistry lab courses do not adequately help students to develop the professional skills required for creative, independent work. The overarching goal of the new organic chemistry lab series at Seattle University is to teach undergraduates to think, perform, and behave more like professional scientists. The conversion of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Alignment (Education), Science Process Skills
Topics in Chemical Instrumentation: Computing Integrators.
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Montoya, Erick F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1985
Reviews three functions performed by modern computing integrators: (1) data acquisition; (2) data processing; and (3) communication. Also shows with examples how new electronic components enhance the functions of this popular analytical instrument in those areas. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection
Computer Series, 86. Bits and Pieces, 35.
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Moore, John W., Ed. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1987
Describes eight applications of the use of computers in teaching chemistry. Includes discussions of audio frequency measurements of heat capacity ratios, quantum mechanics, ab initio calculations, problem solving using spreadsheets, simplex optimization, faradaic impedance diagrams, and the recording and tabulation of student laboratory data. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation