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Whisonant, Robert Clyde; Watts, Chester Frederick – Journal of Geological Education, 1989
A method of plotting planes on stereonets is described including great circles, poles, and dip vectors. Teaching applications of dip vectors in engineering geology and structural geology are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Geology, Geophysics
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Glusker, Jenny P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1988
Addresses the requirements of high school students and noncrystallographers in lectures on crystals, diffraction, and structure analysis. Discusses basic understanding and a sequence that addresses these requirements. Suggests visual and descriptive teaching methods used in this effort. (CW)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemistry, College Science, Crystallography
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Tan, Barrie; Soderstrom, David N. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Explores the structural behavior of polyenic pi systems such as isomerization and conjugation. Uses the simultaneous spectrophotometric analysis of a beta-carotene and lycopene mixture. Presents an empirical method to determine the number of double bonds in the polyenic carotenoid. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Chemical Bonding, Chemistry, College Science