Table of Contents

June 2001
Volume 78, Issue 6
Pages 703-847
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The reaction of white phosphorus with pure oxygen at the moment of ignition. See the article "Combustion of White Phosphorus" by Richard L. Keiter and Chaminda P. Gamage on pages 908-910.

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Chemical Education Today

A Living Textbook for the Future

John W. Moore
p 703
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p703
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Especially for High School Teachers

J. Emory Howell
p 705
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p705
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Summer Reading

Jeffrey Kovac , Richard Pagni , Harold H. Harris and Brian P. Coppola
p 706
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p706
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Time and Teaching

Theresa Julia Zielinski , David W. Brooks , Kent J. Crippen and Joe L. March
p 714
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p714
History, Education, and Documentation
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The CUR Institute on Proposal Writing

I. David Reingold
p 716
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p716

Using Technology to Create a Scientific Learning Community

Ray Turner
p 717
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p717
History, Education, and Documentation

Acetic Acid (glacial)

Jay A. Young
p 721
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p721

Sulfuric Acid (approx. 98%)

Jay A. Young
p 722
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p722

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 723
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p723
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

William B. Jensen
p 727
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p727.1
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come? (the author replies)

David E. Lewis
p 727
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p727.2
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Surfactant-Induced Osazone Formation at Room Temperature

K. Nagajyothi , P. S. Raghavan and R. Gopalan
p 728
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p728
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Chemical Thermodynamics: Basic Theory and Methods, 6th Edition (Klotz, Irving M.; Rosenberg, Robert M.)

Frank Somer Jr.
p 729
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p729
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Tutorial Chemistry Texts, Vol. 3: Main Group Chemistry (Henderson, William)

Wheeler Conover
p 730
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p730.1
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General, Organic, and Biochemistry: Connecting Chemistry to Your Life (Blei, Ira; Odian, George)

Charmaine Mamantov
p 730
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p730.2
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Mathematics for Physical Chemistry, 2nd Edition (Mortimer, Robert G.)

Tim Whitley
p 731
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p731
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Auf der Suche nach dem Stein der Weisen: Die Geschichte der Alchemie (Schütt, Hans-Werner)

William B. Jensen
p 732
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p732.1
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Nobel Prize Report

Freezing Atoms in Motion: Principles of Femtochemistry and Demonstration by Laser Stroboscopy

J. Spencer Baskin and Ahmed H. Zewail
p 737
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p737
History, Education, and Documentation

Chemistry for Everyone

Are You Ready for [a] Roundup?—What Chemistry Has to Do with Genetic Modifications

Bert Pöpping
p 752
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p752
Biochemical Genetics

In the Classroom

The Oxygen Dissociation Curve of Hemoglobin: Bridging the Gap between Biochemistry and Physiology

Julian Gómez-Cambronero
p 757
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p757
History, Education, and Documentation

Thalidomide Makes a Comeback: A Case Discussion Exercise That Integrates Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry

Kathleen Cornely , Nicole Bennett
p 759
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p759

Using Journal Articles to Teach Writing Skills for Laboratory Reports in General Chemistry

Luanne Tilstra
p 762
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p762
History, Education, and Documentation

A More Realistic Teaching Style in Spectroscopic Instruction

Mar Gómez Gallego , Santiago Romano , Miguel A. Sierra and Enrique Nieto
p 765
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p765
History, Education, and Documentation

A Simple Method for Illustrating Uncertainty Analysis

Paul C. Yates
p 770
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p770
History, Education, and Documentation

Teaching Estuarine Chemical Processes by Laboratory Simulation

T. Ortega , J. M. Forja and A. Gómez-Parra
p 771
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p771

In the Laboratory

Solar Photocatalytic Destruction of p-Nitrophenol: A Pedagogical Use of Lab Wastes

J. A. Herrera-Melián , J. M. Doña-Rodríguez , E. Tello Rendón , A. Soler Vila , M. Brunet Quetglas , A. Alvera Azcárate and L. Pascual Pariente
p 775
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p775
History, Education, and Documentation

Laboratory Experiments on Electrochemical Remediation of the Environment. Part 5: Indirect H2S Remediation

J. G. Ibanez
p 778
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p778
History, Education, and Documentation

An Alternative One-Step Procedure for the Conversion of Piperonal to Piperonylonitrile

James M. DeMott Jr. and Charles J. Kelley
p 780
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p780
History, Education, and Documentation

Isolation and Spectral Analysis of Naturally Occurring Thiarubrine A

Juan Reyes , Melita Morton , Gary G. Hoffman and Kevin E. O'Shea , Kelsey Downum
p 781
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p781
History, Education, and Documentation

Combinatorial Synthesis and Discovery of an Antibiotic Compound. An Experiment Suitable for High School and Undergraduate Laboratories

Scott E. Wolkenberg and Andrew I. Su
p 784
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p784
History, Education, and Documentation

Simultaneous Determination of the Ionization Constant and the Solubility of Sparingly Soluble Drug Substances. A Physical Chemistry Experiment

Andria Aroti and Epameinondas Leontidis
p 786
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p786
History, Education, and Documentation

Bioanalytical Experiments for the Undergraduate Laboratory: Monitoring Glucose in Sports Drinks

J. Justin Gooding , Wenrong Yang and Manihar Situmorang
p 788
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p788
History, Education, and Documentation

HPLC Determination of Taurine in Sports Drinks

Dale L. Orth
p 791
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p791
History, Education, and Documentation

UV-Visible First-Derivative Spectrophotometry Applied to an Analysis of a Vitamin Mixture

F. Aberásturi , A. I. Jiménez , F. Jiménez and J. J. Arias
p 793
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p793

Modular Spectrometers in the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory

Paul Bernazzani and Francine Paquin
p 796
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p796
History, Education, and Documentation

A Simple Computer-Interfaced Calorimeter: Application to the Determination of the Heat of Formation of Magnesium Oxide

Sze-Shun Wong , Natasha D. Popovich and Shelley J. Coldiron
p 798
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p798
History, Education, and Documentation

Graphical Interface for the Study of Gas-Phase Reaction Kinetics: Cyclopentene Vapor Pyrolysis

Lenore D. Wilson and Ronald E. Marcotte
p 799
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p799

Research: Science and Education

Fraction of Molecules Exceeding a Given Energy

William J. McInerny
p 801
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p801
History, Education, and Documentation

Evolution of a Chemical System as a Trajectory in a Phase Space. A Fruitful Picture of the Second Law

Hervé Lemarchand , Ludovic Jullien
p 803
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p803

Electronic Structure Principles and Atomic Shell Structure

P. K. Chattaraj and B. Maiti
p 811
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p811
History, Education, and Documentation

Use of Tabulated Thermochemical Data for Pure Compounds

Nathan Jacobson
p 814
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p814
History, Education, and Documentation

Recommendations for Offering Successful Professional Development Programs for Teachers

A. M. Sarquis
p 820
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p820
History, Education, and Documentation

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

Spektri-Sim: Interactive Simulation and Analysis of the Infrared Spectra of Diatomic Molecules

Eric D. Glendening and Jarno M. Kansanaho
p 824
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p824
History, Education, and Documentation

Curve Fitting, Confidence Intervals and Envelopes, Correlations, and Monte Carlo Visualizations for Multilinear Problems in Chemistry: A General Spreadsheet Approach

Paul Ogren , Brian Davis and Nick Guy
p 827
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p827
History, Education, and Documentation

A Computer-Assisted Tutorial on Protein Structure

C. Stan Tsai
p 837
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p837
History, Education, and Documentation

Integrating Molecular Modeling into the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory

Craig D. Montgomery
p 840
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p840
History, Education, and Documentation

Mechanisms of Pentacoordinate Pseudorotation. A Molecular Modeling Study of PF5

Craig D. Montgomery
p 844
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p844
History, Education, and Documentation

General Chemistry Collection for Students (CD-ROM), Abstract of Special Issue 16, 5th Edition

p 847
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p847
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