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Table of Contents Vol. 11 Issue 2

In the Classroom

Donald C. Bowman:
Teaching Solvent Effects on S_N2 Reactions by the Introduction of Ionic Liquids
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 64-66
DOI 10.1333/s00897061005a
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Guy Ashkenazi* and Ronnie Kosloff:
The Uncertainty Principle and Covalent Bonding
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 67-76
DOI 10.1333/s00897061015a
Article in PDF format (457 KB) HTML format

Stephen A. Glover:
Molecular Orbital Properties as an Aid to Teaching Undergraduate Organic Chemistry
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 77-83
DOI 10.1333/s00897061017a
Article in PDF format (896 KB) HTML format

Laboratories and Demonstrations

Luis J. Perissinotti and Sandra L. Quiroga*:
Working Modes of Electrochemical Systems: The Driven Cell
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 84-87
DOI 10.1333/s00897060994a
Article in PDF format (384 KB) HTML format

Patrick Bisson, George Parodi, Diane Rigos, James E. Whitten*:
Low-Cost Raman Spectroscopy using a Violet Diode Laser
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 88-92
DOI 10.1333/s00897061003a
Article in PDF format (327 KB) HTML format

Justin K. Wyatt,* Christopher L. Bolton, Marie C. Correia, and Caroline M. Watson:
The Multistep Synthesis of a Chiral Aromatic Oxazoline (An Intermediate in the Synthesis of the Antibiotic Cytosporone E): An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory Experience
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 93-97
DOI 10.1333/s00897051006a
Article in PDF format (285 KB) HTML format

Salvador Santoyo-Cázares, Jorge G. Ibanez,* Lydia Hernández-Rivera, Martín Adolfo García-Sánchez:
An Electrochemically Induced, Chemically Produced, and Mechanically Cycled Traffic-Light Effect
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 98-101
DOI 10.1333/s00897051009a
Article in PDF format (393 KB) HTML format

Sarah Iacobucci,Christine Jaworek-Lopes,* Pulin Wang, Lien Phun, Gregory Wilbur, and Adam Dobson:
A Green, Clean Colligative Properties Experiment
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 102-104
DOI 10.1333/s00897061016a
Article in PDF format (277 KB) HTML format

Chemistry and History

Simon H. Bauer:
Heat Capacity—Reflection of the Density of States
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 105-109
DOI 10.1333/s00897061014a
Article in PDF format (288 KB) HTML format

Jean-Pierre Adloff and George B. Kauffman*:
Pierre Curie (1859–1906): A Retrospective View on the Centenary of His Death
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 110-117
DOI 10.1333/s00897061013a
Article in PDF format (837 KB) HTML format

Of Special Interest

Sebastian G. Canagaratna:
Comments on Some Misconceptions in Electrochemistry
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 118-124
DOI 10.1333/s00897061007a
Article in PDF format (248 KB) HTML format

Gabriela C. Weaver,* Donald Wink, Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Fred Lytle, Robert Morris, William Fornes, Cianán Russell, William J. Boone:
Developing a New Model to Provide First and Second-Year Undergraduates with Chemistry Research Experience: Early Findings of the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE)
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 125-129
DOI 10.1333/s00897061008a
Article in PDF format (784 KB) HTML format (Available in Español)

Research in Teaching and Learning

Joseph W. Shane and George M. Bodner*:
General Chemistry Students’ Understanding of Structure–Function Relationships
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 130-137
DOI 10.1333/s00897061010a
Article in PDF format (260 KB) HTML format

Media Reviews

George B. Kauffman:
Humphry Davy: Life Beyond the Lamp. Raymond Lamont-Brown. Sutton Publishing Limited: Phoenix Mill, Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire GL5 2BU, England, 2004.
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 138-140
DOI 10.1333/s00897061018a
Article in PDF format (522 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
Modern Nuclear Chemistry. Walter Loveland, David J. Morrissey, and Glenn T. Seaborg. Wiley-Interscience: Hoboken, NJ, 2006.
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 140-142
DOI 10.1333/s00897061019a
Article in PDF format (522 KB) HTML format

Martin Christlieb:
The Joy Of Chemistry.By Cathy Cobb and Monty Fetterolf. Prometheus Books: New York, 2005.
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 142-143
DOI 10.1333/s00897061020a
Article in PDF format (522 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman:
American Chemical Society Directory of Graduate Research 2005. Prepared by the Committee on Professional Training, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2005.
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 143-143
DOI 10.1333/s00897061021a
Article in PDF format (522 KB) HTML format

George B. Kauffman and Jean-Pierre Adloff:
Ida Noddack (1896–1978): Personal Recollections On the Occasion of 80th Anniversary of the Discovery of Rhenium. By Fathi Habashi. Métallurgie Extractive Québec: 800 rue Alain #504, Sainte Foy, Québec, Canada G1X 4E7, 2005.
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 143-145
DOI 10.1333/s00897061022a
Article in PDF format (522 KB) HTML format

Vladimir Garkov:
An Introduction to Chemistry. By Mark Bishop. Chiral Publishing. Available online at http://preparatory chemistry.com/
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 145-146
DOI 10.1333/s00897061023a
Article in PDF format (522 KB) HTML format

Katherine N. Maloney:
Natural Products Isolation, Second Edition. Satyajit D. Sarker, Zahid Latif, and Alexander I. Gray, Editors. Humana Press: Totowa, NJ, 2006.
Chem. Educator 11 (2006) 2, 146-147
DOI 10.1333/s00897061023a
Article in PDF format (522 KB) HTML format

Online publication: April 1, 2006

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