Presents listings of selected reference materials relevant to symmetry and group theory in college physics and chemistry. Entries are classified according to a scheme involving 34 subject areas divided into four major groups. Comments on these materials and suggestions for future topics will be welcomed. (Author/SK)

Describes solution spectrophotometry as a simple, rapid identification technique for organic paint pigments. Reports research which includes analytical schemes for the extraction and separation of organic pigments based on their solubilities, and the preparation of an extensive reference collection of spectral curves allowing their identification.…

Describes two secondary school chemistry curriculum supplements which relate art to chemistry, entitled "The Chemistry of Color" and "Chemical Principles and Processes: A Vocational Approach." (CS)

Discusses the recent decision to close down the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC), implications of that decision, and various alternatives in the field of computational chemistry. (CS)

Reports that a conference for professional chemists, educators in chemistry, and students was held to explore the issue of teaching chemistry to handicapped students. The ideas generated from the participants are intended to be used in preparing a manual of guidelines. (Author/SA)

Describes a laboratory scale reactor that determines the kinetics of a gas-solid catalytic reaction. The external recycle reactor construction is detailed with accompanying diagrams. Experimental details, application of the reactor to CO oxidation kinetics, interphase gradients, and intraphase gradients are discussed. (CS)

Described is the chemistry curriculum at Cedar Valley College Campus, Lancaster, Texas, in light of "Skills for Living" document written to meet the Dallas County Community College District goal statement of equipping students for effective living and responsible citizenship in a rapidly changing community. (DS)

Reported is a study to determine whether the use of analogies over a wide variety of topics in high-school chemistry classes for the entire school year would improve chemistry achievement, and to determine whether there was a difference between concept and formal students in their use of analogies. (Author/DS)

Discussed is the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC) closing as of September 30, 1981. NRCC was the first effort of the U.S. chemical community to create a centralized research facility where chemists could gain access to equipment too costly for individual laboratories to buy and maintain. (Author/DS)

Contains information from three large chemical companies having a long-standing interest in cooperative education with chemistry students. Questions and answers are provided for specific information regarding DuPont, 3M, and Dow Chemical. (CS)

Includes annotations of articles from previous issues of this periodical on the following topics: balancing equations and nomenclature, the mole, the silver tree experiment, and history of the periodic table. (CS)

Describes a physical chemistry experiment involving the analysis of the spectrum of benzene vapor in which the resolution in terms of wave length is a limiting factor. (CS)

Describes graduate and undergraduate program in Plant Engineering at Loughborough University of Technology, England. Central theme of program is that of failures which occur on plant. Almost all topics are related to deviation, maloperation, or failure in some way. (Author/JN)

Presents comparative results in achievement on the General Chemistry 1977 ACS Examination (New York) for first year college chemistry students, students completing one year of secondary school chemistry (N=778) and another secondary group (N=176) completing a year of advanced placement chemistry in addition to the one year of chemistry. (CS)

Describes a cooperative Ph.D. program at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in which industrial and governmental employers participate with the Department of Chemical Engineering in training chemical engineers. (CS)