Presents a review of currently available technology of new trends in liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. (BB)

Describes some of the services and programs of special interests to high school chemistry teachers that are being provided by ACS, and meant to make ACS membership more attractive to the teachers. (GA)

A professor of physical chemistry sees a sharp decline in math competence among his students and feels the reason is poor testing. How this can be changed is outlined, including a proposal to examine by computer. (Author/MSE)

Presents information on interfacing microcomputers for scientific users of S-100, TRS-80, PET, and Apple microcomputers, including device-select pulses, programing considerations, data input, data output, and power supplies. (JN)

Describes a program developed at Drew University which uses retired industrial scientists to help prepare undergraduates for careers in science. (CS)

Presents selected information regarding the descriptive chemistry of the common metal ions and their compounds, including the concepts of process of solution, polar molecules, ionic size and charge, complex ions, coordination number, and the Bronsted-Lowry acid-base theory. (CS)

Described is a project SIINC (Scientific Instrumentation Information Network and Curriculum), a three year pilot program to test the feasibility of developing a computer-based system for accessing information vital to users of chemical instrumentation. Project SIINC fills the gap between conventional sources of instrumental information and…

Described is a demonstration utilized to measure the heat of vaporization using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Explained is that when measurement is made as part of a demonstration, it raises student's consciousness that chemistry is experimentally based. (Author/DS)

Lists and provides a few examples of computer-based studies appropriate for use in undergraduate physical chemistry. (CS)

Describes the guided design format and provides examples of this teaching method, as used in a course entitled, "Methods of Scientific Investigation." Two goals of the course are discussed: (1) teaching subject matter and (2) developing decision-making skills to apply what has been learned to solving real-world problems. (CS)

Lists questions and answers to a chemistry "trivia test," appropriate for secondary school students. (CS)

Provides procedures, apparatus, and pre- and postlaboratory questions for an inexpensive, unsophosticated experiment that determines the approximate value for Avogadro's number. (CS)

Investigates several variables within the psychomotor domain, their dependence on science enrollment, and their relationship to mental ability and performance in the previous year's science course. Concludes that no differences exist in science students (N=147) and nonscience students (N=52) in psychomotor ability, but significant differences…

The National Research Council has published a comprehensive report on procedures for handling hazardous chemicals and on other aspects of laboratory safety. By early 1981, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration intends to present preliminary proposals for safety in chemical research laboratories. (WB)

This paper gives an account of research on the structure of turbulence close to a solid boundary. Included is a method to study the flow close to the wall of a pipe without interferring with it. (Author/JN)