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Charles A. Lucy – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
A survey of 21 free online buffer calculators and apps found only 2 that correctly calculated pH under conditions where [H[superscript +]] and [OH[superscript -]] cannot be ignored in the ratio term of the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. Traditional guidelines for when use of formal concentrations is acceptable were found to be flawed. For acidic…
Descriptors: Science Education, Chemistry, Calculators, Web Sites
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Greenslade, Thomas B., Jr. – Physics Teacher, 2022
As I approach my 70th year in physics, let me tell my younger colleagues about my adventures with computation. When I was 14, my father gave me a slide rule because I appeared to be headed toward a career in physics. Since then, I have had experience with many other calculating devices.
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Calculators
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Nishi, Naomi W. – Journal of Higher Education, 2021
This study uses "Critical Race Theory," "Settler Colonialism," and "Critical Whiteness Studies" to frame how property is recognized only under the auspices of whiteness. In the college algebra classroom, this is born out through white entitlement, racialized senses of sharing, and resource allocation. This study uses…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, College Mathematics, Algebra, Critical Theory
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Parsons, Jeanette; McColl, Mary Ann; Martin, Andrea; Rynard, David – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Despite growing enrollment of university students with disabilities, they have not achieved academic parity with their non-disabled peers. This study matched 71 first-year university students with disabilities and students without disabilities on three variables: high school average when admitted to university, gender, and program of study. Both…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Students with Disabilities, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average