Reports the outcome of a plagiarism suit against organic chemistry professor T. W. Graham Solomons by two emeritus professors at New York University. The ruling of not guilty leaves the way open for Solomons' counterclaim that he lost sales of the book because of the suit. (Author/SA)

Describes the construction of an inventory of 12 objectives of chemistry teaching based on responses of twelfth-grade students. The analysis of the order of rankings gives an insight into what are considered the important aspects of chemistry by students and teachers. (Author/SA)

Describes various aspects of CACHE (Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering Education), a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote cooperation among universities, industry and government in the development and distribution of computer-related and/or technology-based educational aids for the chemical engineering profession. (CS)

Recommends a range of courses of study which may be important for one pursuing a career in chemistry. Discusses courses in computer science, statistics, public speaking, technical writing, mathematics, physics, economics, market research, psychology, chemical engineering, toxicology, history, foreign language, and science history. (CS)

Briefly describes 30 filmstrips in a series entitled "Experiments in Chemistry," suggested for use in lieu of a laboratory manual. (CS)

Describes an advanced laboratory experiment that introduces two important reactions in organophosphorous chemistry, the Arbuzov and the Atherton-Todd reactions. (CS)

Provides information concerning self-acceleration and self-inhibition phenomena and a description of an experiment in alkane pyrolysis that exemplifies these phenomena. (CS)

Presents a description, course outline, review articles and rationale for a course on Polymerization Reaction Engineering at Purdue University, Indiana. (JN)

Twelve articles are presented on various aspects of physics, chemistry, and mathematics education in China. Emphasis is placed on the significant changes in educational policy that have taken place in response to changes in the political situation. Most of the articles deal with the newly compiled uniform textbooks for high schools. (DB)

Describes a Malaysian school project which deals with tin, and extracting tin from its ore in the laboratory, as well as the economics involved and the locating and mining the ore. (HM)

Lists questions that teachers should ask relating to use of all chemicals in the school laboratory, as well as chemicals with known and suspected dangerous properties. Tables list Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-defined carcinogens, American Chemical Society-defined teratogens, suspected carcinogens, and other hazardous…

Describes a chemistry course for liberal education college students, characterized by team teaching and application of knowledge to present problems and issues. (CS)

Describes ways in which instruction and evaluation are individualized for students in a small community college chemistry course. (CS)

Presents information about the structure, protection of the structure, fuel, atmospheric effects, zone layer impact, and safety relative to the operation of the Concorde that might be of interest to a chemist. (GS)

Summarizes results of a questionnaire asking if the ASC standarized test influences what is taught in inorganic chemistry courses. Chief controlling factors are indicated to be: (1) instructor's preference and (2) textbook content. Suggestions are given to enhance amount of inorganic chemistry in undergraduate curricula. (Author/JN)