Table of Contents

February 2001
Volume 78, Issue 2
Pages 141-272
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Sunrise over Biosphere 2, Santa Catalina Mountains, Oracle, Arizona. To learn about integrative studies in chemical research and chemical education at Biosphere 2, see the article Biosphere 2: A Place for Integrative Studies in Chemical Research and Chemical Education in Defense of Planet Earth.

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Chemical Education Today

When Is an Experiment a Success?

John W. Moore
p 141
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p141
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Especially for High School Teachers

J. Emory Howell
p 143
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p143
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Biosphere 2: A Place for Integrative Studies in Chemical Research and Chemical Education in Defense of Planet Earth

Deborah Colodner , Leonard Fine , William Harris and Bhawani Venkataraman
p 144
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p144

Nature: "Green" Chemistry, Natural Antioxidants, and a DNA-Fueled Machine

Sabine Heinhorst and Gordon Cannon
p 150
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p150

News from Online: Criteria for an "Outstanding" High School Chemistry Web Site

Lisa Barry
p 154
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p154

Chem 13 News: Teaching Information for the New Year

Kathy Thorsen
p 156
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p156

A Survey of Doctoral Programs in Chemical Education in the United States

Diana Mason
p 158
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p158
History, Education, and Documentation

Information Available through the NSF Web Site

Donald J. Wink
p 160
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p160
History, Education, and Documentation

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 162
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p162
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Solvent Swelling Demonstrations: Possible Extension to Other Types of Material

J. C. Jones
p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p165.1
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Solvent Swelling Demonstrations: Possible Extension to Other Types of Material (the authors reply)

D. J. Campbell , E. R. Freidinger and Carl Murphy
p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p165.2
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Lewis Acid/Base Reaction Chemistry (Leach, Mark R.)

John C. Cochran
p 166
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p166
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Chemistry: An Industry-Based Laboratory Manual (Kenkel, John)

Sue K. Ballard
p 167
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p167
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Chemistry in the Marketplace, 5th Edition (Selinger, Ben)

Wheeler Conover
p 168
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p168.1
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Mass Spectrometry Desk Reference (Sparkman, O. David)

Bill Boggess
p 168
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p168.2
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Career Management for Scientists and Engineers (Borchardt, John K.)

Michael Caswell
p 169
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p169
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Chemistry for Everyone

Old Yet New—Pharmaceuticals from Plants

Peter J. Houghton
p 175
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p175

Hans Thacher Clarke (1887-1972): Chemist and Biochemist

Ronald Bentley
p 185
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p185
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Classroom

From Chicken Breath to the Killer Lakes of Cameroon: Uniting Seven Interesting Phenomena with a Single Chemical Underpinning

Ron DeLorenzo
p 191
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p191
History, Education, and Documentation

Teaching Is Learning—Maximum Incentive, Minimum Discipline in Student Groups Teaching General Chemistry

Mark Benvenuto
p 194
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p194
History, Education, and Documentation

Curriculum Alignment Projects: Toward Developing a Need to Know

K. David Pinkerton
p 198
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p198
History, Education, and Documentation

Sink or Swim: The Cartesian Diver

K. David Pinkerton
p 200A
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p200A

Beyond Density: An Inquiry-Based Activity Involving Students Searching for Relationships

Stephen DeMeo
p 201
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p201
History, Education, and Documentation

Application of Hammond's Postulate. An Activity for Guided Discovery Learning in Organic Chemistry

J. E. Meany and Vicky Minderhout , Y. Pocker
p 204
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p204
History, Education, and Documentation

Fast ionic migration of copper chromate

Adolf Cortel
p 207
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p207
History, Education, and Documentation

The Escalator—An Analogy for Explaining Electroosmotic Flow

Andrew J. Vetter and Garrett J. McGowan
p 209
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p209
History, Education, and Documentation

An Analogy between Fractional Distillation and Separating Physically Fit and Physically Less Fit Persons

Doble Mukesh
p 211
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p211
History, Education, and Documentation

Trigrams in the Ancient I Ching Oracle. An Application of Group Theory

Ney V. Vugman
p 213
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p213
History, Education, and Documentation

The Planck Radiation Law: Exercises Using the Cosmic Background Radiation Data

S. Bluestone
p 215
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p215
History, Education, and Documentation

An Introductory Course in Industrial Chemistry for Freshmen

Peter Rudolf Seidl , Marcio do Nascimento Magalhães and Cristiane Rodrigues Augusto
p 218
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p218
History, Education, and Documentation

The State of Division of Solids and Chemical Equilibria

João C. M. Paiva , Victor M. S. Gil
p 222
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p222
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Laboratory

Drug Distribution: A Guided-Inquiry Laboratory Experiment in Coupled Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Equilibria

John Hein and Michael Jeannot
p 224
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p224
History, Education, and Documentation

The Dibenzalacetone Reaction Revisited

Leslie A. Hull
p 226
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p226
History, Education, and Documentation

Development of a Research-Oriented Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Course

L. M. Vallarino , D. L. Polo and K. Esperdy
p 228
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p228
History, Education, and Documentation

Ruthenium Vinylidene and Acetylide Complexes. An Advanced Undergraduate Multi-technique Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry Experiment

Andrew M. McDonagh , Geoffrey J. Deeble , Steph Hurst , Marie P. Cifuentes and Mark G. Humphrey
p 232
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p232
History, Education, and Documentation

The Synthesis and Analysis of Copper(I) Iodide. A First-Year Laboratory Project

Lara A. Margolis , Richard W. Schaeffer and Claude H. Yoder
p 235
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p235
History, Education, and Documentation

Determination of Flavonoids in Wine by High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Celeste da Queija , M. A. Queirós and Ligia M. Rodrigues
p 236
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p236
History, Education, and Documentation

A Simple Laboratory Experiment for the Determination of Absolute Zero

Michelle Song Kim , Myung-Hoon Kim , Suw-Young Ly
p 238
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p238
History, Education, and Documentation

Exploring Phase Diagrams Using Supercritical Fluids. An Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Steven G. Mayer and Jeremy M. Gach , Evelyn R. Forbes and Philip J. Reid
p 241
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p241
History, Education, and Documentation

Influence of Dielectric Constant on the Spectral Behavior of Pinacyanol. A Spectrophotometric Experiment for Physical Chemistry

Raimon Sabaté , Llúcia Freire and Joan Estelrich
p 243
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p243
History, Education, and Documentation

A Computer-Controlled Bipolar Pulse Conductivity Apparatus

N. Papadopoulos and M. Limniou
p 245
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p245
History, Education, and Documentation

Research: Science and Education

Undergraduate Science and Engineering Students' Understanding of the Reliability of Chemical Data

Bette Davidowitz , Fred Lubben , Marissa Rollnick
p 247
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p247
History, Education, and Documentation

Gateway to Success for At-Risk Students in a Large-Group Introductory Chemistry Class

Diana Mason and Ellen Verdel
p 252
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p252
History, Education, and Documentation

Evaluating the Success of Hispanic-Surname Students in First-Semester General Chemistry

Diana Mason and Kathleen C. Mittag
p 256
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p256
History, Education, and Documentation

The General Form of the Gibbs-Duhem Equation for Multiphase/Multicomponent Systems and Its Application to Solid-State Activity Measurements

Mark Sacchetti
p 260
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p260
History, Education, and Documentation

Thermodynamics of Rubber Elasticity

J. Pellicer , J. A. Manzanares , J. Zúñiga and P. Utrillas , J. Fernández
p 263
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p263
History, Education, and Documentation

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

Understanding Solubility through Excel Spreadsheets

Pamela Brown
p 268
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p268
History, Education, and Documentation

Using Symbolic Software to Facilitate Learning

Theresa Julia Zielinski
p 270
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p270
History, Education, and Documentation

Exploring Digital Signals and Noise in Instrumental Analysis: SignalsNoise.mcd

Augustus W. Fountain III
p 271
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p271.1

Exploring Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission in Lasers: Laser.mcd and Notes.doc

Michael Waxman
p 271
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p271.2

JCE WebWare Mission Statement

William F. Coleman
p 272
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p272
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Articles

Correction

p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2001 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p165.3
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