Suggests a testing format suitable for thermodynamics, including questions and correct answers. Also offers a test question and an acceptable solution focusing on the elimination of certain steps in the glycolytic pathway. (SK)

Discusses some aspects of the radiation chemistry of gases, focusing on the ion-molecule and charge neutralization reactions which set study of the gas phase apart. Uses three examples that illustrate radiolysis, describing the radiolysis of (1) oxygen, (2) carbon dioxide, and (3) acetylene. (CS)

Discusses the identity and nature of free radicals generated by radiolysis of aqueous solutions. (CS)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology fossil fuels program focusses on the science and engineering problems involved in the combustion of fuels and in their high-temperature thermal processing. (BB)

Compares and contrasts effects of two spectroscopic techniques on bromine and iodine vapor. (CS)

Provides a historical perspective for the current status of academic analytical chemistry. Compares composition, background, and productivity of academic analytical chemists over the period 1960-1980. Information was gathered for each faculty member self-identified as an analytical chemist during the 1959-1979 period. (CS)

Describes various aspects of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Colorado, including its history, teaching quality, research programs, and commitment to professional service. (CS)

By providing an example problem in solving sets of nonlinear algebraic equations, the advantages and disadvantages of two methods for its solution, the tearing approach v the Newton-Raphson approach, are elucidated. (CS)

Described is an introduction to the collision theory by arriving at the many degrees of freedom rote constant and showing that the (-Ea/RT) is a special case and corresponds to activation in 2 squared terms on the line of center rate constant, which is found through the use of distributed functions. (Author/DS)

This article is a brief survey of alchemy since the chemical revolution. It shows that the reasonable expectation that alchemy could not survive the new chemistry is wrong, through a description of the work and beliefs of several prominent alchemists. (Author/DS)

Described is a "road map" type chemistry problem which tests students ability to combine knowledge of chemical facts with good scientific reasoning to arrive at the answer. This type of question can be used in freshman chemistry courses because it does not require specialized knowledge. (Author/DS)

Recommends that science teachers make evaluations of chemical atmospheres in science laboratories so that serious health problems can be avoided. Uses data from methylene chloride to provide guidelines for understanding the effects of chemicals on the human body. (CS)

Provides background information concerning Edward Morley's disproval of Prout's hypothesis that all atomic weights are a multiple of the atomic weight of hydrogen. (CS)

Provides an overview of innovations in the teaching of chemistry at all levels in the United Kingdom, emphasizing recent changes in chemistry in the secondary schools. (CS)

Ascertained whether chemistry instructors have a consistent preference for particular ways of idea expression by chemistry students. Comparisons of responses on a chemistry preference test were made among chemistry instructors, chemistry majors and nonscience majors. (CS)