Discusses the effects of radiation on dividing cells and factors influencing these effects; also briefly reviews the radical mechanism for radiation damage. Emphasizes the importance of oxygen in radiation effects. (CS)

Discusses various aspects of radiation damage to biological material, including free radical mechanisms, radiation sensitization and protection, tumor hypoxia, mechanism of hypoxic cell radiosensitization, redox model for radiation modification, sensitizer probes of cellular radiation targets, pulse radiolysis studies of free radical kinetics,…

Describes common features in the radiation chemistry of food components, and illustrates how product yields are predicted. Presents data that pertain to the radiolysis of the nitrate ion, metmyoglobin, myosin, and tripalmitin. (CS)

Describes various aspects of a newly-developed computer-assisted drafting/computer-assisted manufacture (CAD/CAM) facility in the chemical engineering technology department at Broome Community College, Binghamton, New York. Stresses the use of new instruments such as microcomputers and microprocessor-equipped instruments. (CS)

Describes a laboratory exercise to demonstrate enzyme activity using gelatin and meat tenderizer. The exercise is adaptable to any grade level. (MA)

This heat transfer problem requires students to analyze the feasibility of moving icebergs from the Antarctic to Saudi Arabia to provide fresh water. (BB)

This problem requires the student to calculate the volume of air breathed by a bicyclist every hour in Denver, Colorado, and New York City. (BB)

This program at Tulane University gives second-semester seniors the opportunity to perform in an industrial environment under the guidance of both an industrial and an academic advisor. (BB)

With the hiring of a new analytical faculty member, Rutgers places new emphasis on teaching and research in analytical chemistry. (BB)

Discusses the possibilities and the potentials of advancing the state of the art in computer chemistry. Explains that the fears will be extrapolating new compounds from existing ones, and predicting new activities based on chemical structure. (GA)

Demonstrates that the Schrodinger equation for the hydrogenlike atom separates in both spheroconal and prolate spheroidal coordinates and that these separations provide a sound theoretical basis for the real and hybrid atomic orbitals. (Author/SK)

Reports survey results of college professors indicating what content they expect to be included in high school chemistry courses and the approximate time and depth of coverage they recommend. (JN)

Briefly describes the role, responsibilities, and duties of the coordinator in cooperative education programs. (JN)

Discusses factors associated with an implicit chemistry curriculum, including: (1) skills of written and verbal communication necessary for success on essays, reports, and examinations; (2) problem solving; (3) actual performance required for success in a course; and (4) professionalism and professional ethics. Suggests implicit factors may…

Reveals how chemical information in the form of descriptions of the chemical literature and chemical substances can be encoded as digital representations, then manipulated by computers to assist with collection, formatting, and distribution. Explains how computer-based search techniques are used to search databases that supplement traditional…