Table of Contents

March 1997
Volume 74, Issue 3
Pages 249-354
About the Cover:

Yellow plates of PbI2 are surrounded by white needles of KPbI3 in a KI solution to produce the "fried egg" on the cover. This Tested Demonstration was developed by Adolf Cortel and is described on page 297.

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p 249
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p249
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Am I Doing the Right Thing?

John W. Moore
p 253
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DOI: 10.1021/ed074p253
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News

p 254
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p254
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Especially for High School Teachers

J. Emory Howell
p 255
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p255
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Thermodynamics and Controversy

John W. Moore
p 256
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p256.1
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An Exceptional Theoretical Process (1)

Scott E. Wood , Rubin Battino
p 256
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p256.2
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Announcements

JCE staff
p 257
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (News and Announcements)
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News from On-Line

Carolyn Sweeney Judd
p 260
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p260

Chemistry Teaching - Science or Alchemy? 1996 Brasted Lecture

A. H. Johnstone
p 262
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p262
History, Education, and Documentation
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Physical Chemistry Students Explore Nonlinear Curve Fitting On-Line: An Experiment in Developing An Intercollegiate Learning Community

Deborah Sauder , Marcy Hamby Towns , Roland Stout , George Long and Theresa Julia Zielinski
p 269
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p269
History, Education, and Documentation

The Necessary Role of Scientists in the Education of Elementary Teachers

Glenn Crosby
p 271
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p271
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In Defense of Thermodynamics - An Animate Analogy

Sture Nordholm
p 273
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p273
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Program, Division of Chemical Education: San Francisco, 13-17 April 1997

p 276
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p276

An Exceptional Theoretical Process (2)

Robert D. Freeman
p 281
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p281
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An Exceptional Theoretical Process (3)

Leonard K. Nash
p 282
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p282.1
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An Exceptional Theoretical Process (4)

Wilmer Olivares and Pedro J. Colmenares
p 282
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p282.2
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An Exceptional Theoretical Process (5)

R. J. Tykodi
p 286
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p286.1
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An Exceptional Theoretical Process (the author replies)

Jose Iraides Belandria
p 286
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DOI: 10.1021/ed074p286.2
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An Exceptional Theoretical Process (6)

Robert D. Freeman
p 290
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p290
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Chemistry Everyday for Everyone

A Brief History of Thermodynamics Notation

Rubin Battino , Scott E. Wood , Laurence E. Strong
p 304
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p304
History, Education, and Documentation

Stoogiometry: A Cognitive Approach to Teaching Stoichiometry

Carla R. Krieger
p 306
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p306
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Classroom

Equilibrium with fried eggs of PbI2 and KPbI3

Adolf Cortel
p 297
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p297
History, Education, and Documentation

Using lasers to demonstrate refraction, diffraction, and dispersion

Elvin Hughes Jr. and L. H. Holmes Jr.
p 298
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p298
History, Education, and Documentation

The Use of MO Calculations to Teach Students Some Concepts of Aromatic Substitution Reactions

Petrus Zeegers
p 299
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p299
History, Education, and Documentation

Discharge of Vessels: Thermodynamic Analysis

Jaime Wisniak
p 301
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p301
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Laboratory

Multidisciplinary Scanning Probe Microscopy Laboratory

William S. Glaunsinger , B. L. Ramakrishna , Antonio A. Garcia and Vincent Pizziconi
p 310
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p310
History, Education, and Documentation

Extraction, Isolation, and Characterization of Fullerene C60: A Safe and Reliable Separation Experiment

Jamey L. Anderson , Michele A. West and Christopher S. Foote
p 311
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p311

An Investigation into the Absorption of Infrared Light by Small Molecules: A General Chemistry Experiment

William B. Heuer and Edward Koubek
p 313
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p313
History, Education, and Documentation

CO2 Absorption of IR Radiated by the Earth

Chad A. Meserole , Francis M. Mulcahy , John Lutz and Hashim A. Yousif
p 316
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p316
History, Education, and Documentation

Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy of Small Molecules: A Physical Chemistry Laboratory Experiment

Christopher A. Grant and J. L. Hardwick
p 318
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p318
History, Education, and Documentation

From Polarimeter to Contact Angle Goniometer - Inexpensive Conversion of Laboratory Equipment

Konrad G. Kabza and Kevin Cochran
p 322
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p322
History, Education, and Documentation

Fries Rearrangement Accelerated by Microwave Radiation in the Undergraduate Organic Laboratory

Inder R. Trehan , Jasvinder S. Brar , Ajay K. Arora and Goverdhan L. Kad
p 324
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p324
History, Education, and Documentation

Coordination Chemistry of Pd(II) Complexes with P-Donor Ligands: An Introduction to Synthesis and Structural Characterization in Coordination Chemistry

Esteban P. Urriolabeitia
p 325
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p325
History, Education, and Documentation

Research: Science and Education

The Manifestation of Evolutionary Pressure in Bioinorganic Chemistry: Principles and Applications in Bioinorganic Chemistry - IX

Ei-Ichiro Ochiai
p 348
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p348
History, Education, and Documentation

Meta Tasks for Organizing Prevenient Knowledge In Organic Chemistry

K. R. Fountain
p 354
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p354
History, Education, and Documentation

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

Sensitivity to Experimental Parameters via Spreedsheets

B. R. Sundheim
p 328
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p328
History, Education, and Documentation

Discovery-Based Stereochemistry Tutorials Available on the World Wide Web

Abby L. Parrill and Jacquelyn Gervay
p 329
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p329
History, Education, and Documentation

Use of Simultaneous-Synchronized Macroscopic, Microscopic, and Symbolic Representations To Enhance the Teaching and Learning of Chemical Concepts

Robert B. Kozma , Joel W. Russell , Tricia Jones , Joann Wykoff , Nancy Marx and Joan Davis
p 330
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p330

A Spreadsheet Template for Quantum Mechanical Wavepacket Propagation

David K. Hoffman , John C. Hansen , Donald J. Kouri
p 335
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p335

Quantum Mechanics: Classical Results, Modern Systems, and Visualized Examples (Robinett, Richard W.)

C. Michael McCallum
p 343
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p343.1
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The Organic Chemistry Survival Manual (Mabrouk, S. T.)

Samuel S. Stradling
p 343
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p343.2
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Classic Chemistry Demonstrations: One Hundred Tried and Tested Experiments (Lister, Ted)

George B. Kauffman
p 344
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p344.1
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Die Chemischen Elemente: Ein Streifzug durch das Periodensystem (Trueb, Lucien F.)

George B. Kauffman
p 344
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DOI: 10.1021/ed074p344.2
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Chemical Intelligencer (ed. Hargittai, Istva'n)

E. J. Walsh
p 345
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p345
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Three Programs for DOS: Abstract of Volume 10B, Number 1 - 1. DNA Sequencing

John F. Beck and David L. Bunbury
p 346
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 1997 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed074p346.1
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Three Programs for DOS: Abstract of Volume 10B, Number 1 - 2. Periodic Table Games

John S. Martin
p 346
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DOI: 10.1021/ed074p346.2
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Three Programs for DOS: Abstract of Volume 10B, Number 1 - 3. FactGAME

Richard W. Ramette
p 347
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DOI: 10.1021/ed074p347
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