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How Mathematics Figures in Chemistry: Some Examples

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John Andraos

Department of Chemistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (2), p 258

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p258

Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999

Abstract

Four fundamental problems encountered in the education of chemists at the undergraduate and graduate levels are presented, with insightful solutions using mathematics as an important tool.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Organic Chemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Problem Solving / Decision Making

Keywords (Subject):

Mass Spectrometry

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