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Table of Contents Vol. 9 Issue 6

In the Classroom

Frank Rioux:
Kinetic Energy is Important in the Nanoscale World
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 353-355
DOI 10.1333/s00897040839a
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Alexandru T. Balaban:
Chemistry Is as Easy as 2–3–4 (Types of Atoms—Chemical Bonds—Crystal Lattices)
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 356-358
DOI 10.1333/s00897040840a
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Laboratories and Demonstrations

Steve Lee:
The Mosher Method of Determining Enantiomeric Ratios: A Microscale NMR Experiment for Organic Chemistry
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 359-363
DOI 10.1333/s00897040843a
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James Gordon,* Amber Boyce, and Thoren Maule:
The Microscale Determination of the Molar Mass of Metals Using a Gas-Pressure Sensor
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 364-365
DOI 10.1333/s00897040846a
Article in PDF format (131 KB) HTML format

Robert Duarte, Janne T. Nielsen, and Veljko Dragojlovic*:
Isolation of Oil of Nutmeg and Trimyristin from Nutmeg
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 366-369
DOI 10.1333/s00897040841a
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Shelly B. Blunt* and Victor F. Hoffman:
A Multi-Step Synthesis of Triphenylmethanol
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 370-373
DOI 10.1333/s00897040838a
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Computers in Chemistry

Aaron N. Hart and Owen McDougal*:
Spectroscopic Data Management for the Time-Strapped Educator
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 374-377
DOI 10.1333/s00897040848a
Article in PDF format (263 KB) HTML format

History and Chemistry

George B. Kauffman:
Sir William Ramsay: Noble Gas Pioneer—On the 100th Anniversary of His Nobel Prize
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 378-383
DOI 10.1333/s00897040849a
Article in PDF format (344 KB) HTML format

Of Special Interest

Vicki H. Grassian:
An Integrated Environmental Chemical Science Degree Program
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 384-388
DOI 10.1333/s00897040842a
Article in PDF format (228 KB) HTML format

Don DeCoste:
Excuse Me, But Did I Just Passively Learn about Active Learning?
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 389-392
DOI 10.1333/s00897040845a
Article in PDF format (152 KB) HTML format (Available in Español)

Shu-Yong Zhang* and Xingzhong Du:
Chemistry Education in China II: Reform in General Secondary School
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 393-397
DOI 10.1333/s00897040844a
Article in PDF format (249 KB) HTML format

Research in Teaching and Learning

Dimitrios Stamovlasis, Georgios Tsaparlis,* Charalambos Kamilatos, Dimitrios Papaoikonomou, and Erifyli Zarotiadou:
Conceptual Understanding versus Algorithmic Problem Solving: A Principal Component Analysis of a National Examination
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 398-405
DOI 10.1333/s00897040825a
Article in PDF format (391 KB) HTML format

Media Reviews

George B. Kauffman:
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. By Oliver Sacks. Alfred A. Knopf: New York/Toronto, 2001.
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 406-410
DOI 10.1333/s00897040852a
Article in PDF format (525 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
The Quotable Scientist: Words of Wisdom from Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Galileo, Marie Curie, and More. By Leslie Alan Horvitz. McGraw-Hill: New York, 2000.
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 410-411
DOI 10.1333/s00897040853a
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George B. Kauffman:
Super Vision: A New View of Nature. By Ivan Amato. Foreword by Philip Morrison. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: New York, 2003.
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 411-414
DOI 10.1333/s00897040854a
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George B. Kauffman:
Handbook of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry. Krister Holmberg, Editor; Dinesh O. Shah and Milan J. Schwuger, Associate Editors. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.: Chichester, England/New York, 2002.
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 414-415
DOI 10.1333/s00897040855a
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George B. Kauffman and Hiram William Blanken:
Cold Fusion: Fire from Water: A Documentary about One of the Greatest and Most Controversial Scientific Discoveries of All Time. Written by Eugene F. Mallove and Jed Rothwell; narrated by James “Scotty” Doohan; produced and directed by Christopher Toussaint. A Free Spirit Production; Cold Fusion Technology, Inc.: Concord, NH, 1999.
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 415-417
DOI 10.1333/s00897040856a
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Thomas Lazar:
Encyclopedia of the Elements—Technical Data, History, Processing, Applications, 1st edition. By Per Enghag. Wiley-VCH: New York, 2004.
Chem. Educator 9 (2004) 6, 417-418
DOI 10.1333/s00897040857a
Article in PDF format (525 KB) HTML format

Online publication: December 1, 2004

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