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Apparent Paradoxes and Instructive Puzzles in Physical Chemistry
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Posing puzzles that challenged the imagination of students made lectures more lively and conveyed ideas in a way that made them stick with students longer than direct statements of fact and principle. Ten examples are presented, then explained in detail, showing wider implications.
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Second-Year UndergraduateKeywords (Domain):
Physical ChemistryKeywords (Pedagogy):
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- Received: August 03, 2009
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