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The Structure of Chemistry

Roy W. Clark

Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (12), p 1612

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1612

Publication Date (Web): December 1, 1999

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A proposal is made to create a nonspecialized curriculum for the first three years of chemistry. An important feature of this curriculum is that empiricism precedes theory, for theories are explanations. First one needs to know what is to be explained.

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