A new teaching aid, designed to monitor each freshman chemistry student's progress, to identify specific weaknesses and strengths in his grasp of course material, and to prescribe individual study assignments, is described. (DT)

Reports the use of the renegotiable contract to foster one-to-one interactions between professors and college students. (PEB)

Suggests the need to provide chemical instruction for nonscience majors, as well as science majors. Many technical developments and social problems involve chemical concepts and should be included in the education of more people. (RH)

Since the birth of chemistry as a discipline in the 19th century, chemists have always been the "bomb-makers." Traditionally, this has been part of the allure for students for the "central science." Even students who will never be scientists consider chemistry for their science elective in part because chemists are the ones who…

This second report from the Analytical Chemistry Subcommittee presents ideas for using real-life samples for student analysis and for introducing the topic of developing procedures for analysis. (DT)

A new approach to a research-oriented general chemistry laboratory is described. Objectives for the laboratory program are specified, details are provided concerning the program design, and the results of an experiment to evaluate the program are reported. (DT)

A study of the 184 chemistry departments in the United States that offered the Ph.D. degree in 1973 showed that two-thirds had no women on their faculties. Other statistics concerning women's representation on chemistry faculties are presented and discussed. (DT)

Describes an experiment designed to familiarize students with the operation of a precision spectrophotometer, the effects of changes in operating variables, and the characteristics of such components as sources and detectors. (SLH)

Describes four experiments designed to introduce students to the methodology associated with the construction, evaluation, and use of ion-selective electrodes. (SLH)

Describes a method for the accurate determination of partial specific volume of a protein. Method is simple enough to include in the undergraduate physical chemistry laboratory but requires patience and careful handling which provide good training in laboratory techniques. (SLH)

Briefly summarizes the proceedings of a meeting to consider the implications of assessment for both secondary and tertiary chemical education. (PEB)