This manual was developed for use at workshops designed to introduce the fundamentals of water treatment plant operations. The course consists of lecture-discussions and hands-on activities. Each of the fourteen lessons in this document has clearly stated behavioral objectives to tell the trainee what he should know or do after completing that…

This paper reviews recent summaries of research studies concerned with which indicator(s) best predict success in college chemistry. The conclusions of major studies and summaries are presented and the author's summary conclusions and recommendations are presented. The major findings/recommendations are that fndings already completed be…

Illustrates the frustrating search for the best way to teach college chemistry, by pointing out that there are problems associated with any type of curriculum, teaching technique, or grading method. Includes statistics on a Keller type physical chemistry course. (MLH)

Describes "Chemistry and the Human Environment," a one-semester experimental course for freshman and sophomore nonscience majors. Fundamental chemical principles are introduced in class only on a "need to know" basis; each student investigates a special topic of his own choosing relating an urgent social problem quite specifically to detailed…

Describes four synthesis experiments, adapted for the general chemistry laboratory, in which compounds in unusual oxidation are prepared. The abnormal oxidation states involved in the synthesis products are: silver (II), chromium (II), lead (IV), and bromine (I). (MLH)

Describes an attempt to make graduate study in chemistry more flexible by separating some courses into individual one-credit units called modules. Gives examples of topics covered by a single module and presents the advantages and disadvantages of using such a system. (GS)

Describes two experiments, one involving the electrolysis of potassium iodide and the other involving a diffusion process in solid copper. (GS)

Describes the basic routine of the course and the titles of the 49 tape-slide lectures. Presents the advantages and disadvantages of the tape-slide format. (GS)

Describes a program built on the philosophy that laboratory exercises were to be exclusively reserved for those concepts which could not be taught more effectively by other pedagogical techniques. Presents faculty and student criticisms of the program. (GS)

Describes an open-ended experiment involving a bioinorganic system that provides the student a direct link between thermodynamics and kinetics. It utilizes a rapid reaction technique and requires one to clearly understand the relationship of experimental observable (absorbance) to a mechanism. (GS)

Explains the need of a science course that emphasizes the applicability of the usual undergraduate chemistry curriculum to environmental problems. A course is described and results of its use are presented. (Author/EB)

Presents an experiment in which a programmable calculator is employed as a data generating system for simulated laboratory experiments. The example used as an illustration is a simulated conductimetric titration of an aqueous solution of HC1 with an aqueous solution of NaOH. (Author/EB)