Table of Contents

March 2006
Volume 83, Issue 3
Pages 343-510
About the Cover:

Investigating Popcorn. The properties of popcorn are examined in three articles in this issue: the JCE Featured Molecules looks at the chemistry of popcorn and the polymers of glucose; a laboratory uses the popping of individual popcorn kernels to help students develop graphing skills and an understanding of linear relationships; and the JCE Classroom Activity investigates microwave popcorn, the process of microwave-promoted popping, and the materials involved (water, vegetable oils, starch, and special packaging materials).

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Chemical Education Today

Science Literacy and Science Standards

John W. Moore
p 343
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p343
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Rapid Response Systems

Diana S. Mason
p 345
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p345
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Research Advances: Enzyme Battles Pesticide Residue Buildup; A Return to the Spice Rack Pharmacy!

Angela G. King
p 346
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p346
History, Education, and Documentation

Teaching Chemistry Laboratory Skills in Industrial Contexts

Carol White , Julianne M. Braun
p 353
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p353

The Origins of the Ortho-, Meta-, and Para- Prefixes in Chemical Nomenclature

William B. Jensen
p 356
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p356

Program for the Division of Chemical Education

Renée Cole , Catherine H. Middlecamp , Stacey Lowery Bretz
p 359
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p359

Undergraduate Program: Atlanta

Adam M. Boyd
p 369
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p369

High School Program: Atlanta

p 370
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p370

CHED Events: Atlanta

Donald J. Wink , Susan Greer
p 371
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p371

About Atlanta

Lin W. Morris
p 372
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p372

Barium Acetate Monohydrate

Jay A. Young
p 380
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p380

The Reaction Quotent Is Unnecessary To Solve Equilibrium Problems. The Limitation of a Qualitative Reasoning

Michiel Vogelezang
p 383
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p383.1
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The Reaction Quotent Is Unnecessary To Solve Equilibrium Problems. The Limitation of a Qualitative Reasoning

Paul Matsumoto
p 383
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p383.2
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The Reaction Quotent Is Unnecessary To Solve Equilibrium Problems. The Limitation of a Qualitative Reasoning

Rob Lederer
p 384
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p384.1
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The Reaction Quotent Is Unnecessary To Solve Equilibrium Problems. The Limitation of a Qualitative Reasoning—Editor's Note

John W. Moore
p 384
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p384.2
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Update on Carcinogens for Chemical Information Laboratory Profiles

Jay A. Young
p 384
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p384.3
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The Missing Professor: An Academic Mystery (Thomas B. Jones)

Jeffrey Kovac
p 385
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p385.1
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Analytical Chemistry: A Modern Approach to Analytical Science, 2nd Edition (R. Kellner, J.—M. Mermet, M. Otto, M. Varcárcel, and H. M. Widmer, eds.)

David T. Harvey
p 385
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p385.2
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Modern Physical Organic Chemistry (Eric V. Anslyn and Dennis A. Dougherty)

Richard Pagni
p 387
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p387
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Chemistry for Everyone

Intelligent Thermochromic Windows

Ivan P. Parkin and Troy D. Manning
p 393
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p393
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Classroom

Advice for New Faculty Teaching Undergraduate Science

Andri L. Smith , Sarah L. Keller
p 401
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p401

A Project To Make the Laboratory More Accessible to Students with Disabilities

Suzanne K. Lunsford , Mary Ellen Bargerhuff
p 407
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p407
History, Education, and Documentation

In Situ Observation of Glass Particle Sintering

Rosiana Aguiar , Mario Godinho Jr., Elson Longo and Edson R. Leite
p 410
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p410

The Chemistry of Popcorn: Polymers of Glucose

William F. Coleman
p 413
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p413

In the Laboratory

Popping Popcorn Kernels: Expanding Relevance with Linear Thinking

Jordan L. Fantini , Michael M. Fuson and Thomas A. Evans
p 414
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p414
History, Education, and Documentation

Popcorn—What's in the Bag?

Marissa B. Sherman and Thomas A. Evans
p 416A
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p416A

Experiments on Heterogeneous Catalysis Using a Simple Gas Chromatograph

Luis Otávio Fagundes do Amaral , Rochel Montero Lago , Flávia Cristina Camilo Moura , Frederico Garcia Pinto and Eduardo Nicolau dos Santos
p 417
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p417

Propanol to Propane: An Advanced Laboratory Experiment Using Heterogeneous Catalysts for Two Successive Gas-Phase Reactions

Peter Menzel , Bruce Mattson , Martin Hulce , Wes Cheng , Jaclyn Greimann and Trisha Hoette
p 421
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p421

Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Alkynes via the Alkylation of Sodium Acetylides. An Introduction to Synthetic Design for Organic Chemistry Students

Jennifer N. Shepherd and Jason R. Stenzel
p 425
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p425
History, Education, and Documentation

A Laboratory Assignment in 1H NMR Spectroscopy: A Comparative Analysis of Calculated and Experimental 1H NMR Chemical Shifts

Susan D. Van Arnum
p 429
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p429
History, Education, and Documentation

Study of an AB System within the 1H NMR Spectrum of a Maleamic Acid: Application of Chemical Exchange between Acid—Base Conjugates

Pierre Fellmann , Christine Cordier , Alain Gevertz
p 432
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p432
History, Education, and Documentation

Chemical Characterization of Activated Carbon Fibers and Activated Carbons

J. M. Valente Nabais and P. J. M. Carrott
p 436
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p436
History, Education, and Documentation

An Introduction to Polymer Processing, Morphology, and Property Relationships through Thermal Analysis of Plastic PET Bottles. Exercises Designed to Introduce Students to Polymer Physical Properties

H. Darrell Iler , Eric Rutt and Seth Althoff
p 439
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p439
History, Education, and Documentation

Polymerization and Characterization of PMMA. Polymer Chemistry Laboratory Experiments for Undergraduate Students

Caroline Duval-Terrié and Laurent Lebrun
p 443
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p443
History, Education, and Documentation

Microwave-Induced Chain Transfer Polymerization of a Stimuli-Responsive Polymer and Determination of Its Critical Solution Temperature

R. Freitag , F. Fischer
p 447
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p447

Research: Science and Education

Energy Contour Plots: Slices through the Potential Energy Surface That Simplify Quantum Mechanical Studies of Reacting Systems

E. Goldstein , Andrew G. Leach
p 451
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p451

On the Solution of the Quantum Rigid Rotor

Cory C. Pye
p 460
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p460
History, Education, and Documentation

The Old Quantum Theory for H2+: Some Chemical Implications

Stephen K. Knudson
p 464
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p464
History, Education, and Documentation

Probing the Orbital Energy of an Electron in an Atom

James L. Bills
p 473
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p473
History, Education, and Documentation

Why the Lower-Energy Term of Singlet Dioxygen Has a Doubly Occupied π* Orbital

Terry S. Carlton
p 477
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p477
History, Education, and Documentation

The Configuration Interaction Expansion Is the Exact Solution of the Electronic Schrödinger Equation

José A. Sordo
p 480
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p480
History, Education, and Documentation

Computational Quantum Chemistry: A Reliable Tool in the Understanding of Gas-Phase Reactions

Annia Galano and J. Raúl Alvarez-Idaboy , Annik Vivier-Bunge
p 481
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p481
History, Education, and Documentation

Comparing the Effectiveness on Student Achievement of a Student Response System versus Online WebCT Quizzes

Diane M. Bunce , Jessica R. VandenPlas and Katherine L. Havanki
p 488
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p488
History, Education, and Documentation

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

InterChemNet: Integrating Instrumentation, Management, and Assessment in the General Chemistry Laboratory Course

Barbara Stewart , Robert Kirk , David LaBrecque , François G. Amar and Mitchell R. M. Bruce
p 494
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p494
History, Education, and Documentation

Distance Learning: A Viable Alternative to the Conventional Lecture-Lab Format in General Chemistry

Ruby S. Casanova and Jennifer L. Civelli , Doris R. Kimbrough , Barbara P. Heath and James H. Reeves
p 501
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p501
History, Education, and Documentation

Animating Graphical Data during Lecture To Simulate Real-Time Data Collection

Brian K. Niece
p 508
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p508
History, Education, and Documentation

Textbook Deficiencies: Ambiguities in Chemical Kinetics Rates and Rate Constants

Keith T. Quisenberry and Joel Tellinghuisen
p 510
Publication Date (Web): March 1, 2006 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p510
History, Education, and Documentation
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