| About Applications
and Analogies
Editor
Arthur M. Last
Department of Chemistry
University College of the Fraser Valley
33844 King Road
Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, Canada
Phone: 604/864-4607; FAX: 604/855-7558
Email: lasta@uctv.bc.ca
This feature presents a collection of applications and analogies. Ideally,
these applications and analogies will be such that they illustrate topics taught
at either the high-school or undergraduate level.
An analogy will usually be designed to assist students in understanding an abstract
concept by presenting the concept in terms of something which the student is able
to visualize. Where possible, authors should include a discussion of any limitations
of the described analogy.
A typical application will illustrate how a knowledge of chemistry can explain
some facet of everyday life. Possible examples would include explanations of how
chemical principles can be applied to explain natural phenomena, descriptions
of how and why particular reactions or reagents are used in a given industrial
process, or an analysis of the mode of action of a specific drug or health-care
product.
Some examples of analogies previously published in this feature:
- Intermediates, Transition States, Butterflies, and Frogs
- Kitson, T. M. J. Chem.
Educ. 2001, 78, 504
Weak vs Strong Acids and Bases: The Football Analogy- Silverstein, T. P. J. Chem.
Educ. 2000, 77, 849
Using Balls from Different Sports To Model the Variation of Atomic Sizes- Pinto, G. J. Chem. Educ.
1998, 75, 725
Housing Electrons: Relating Quantum Numbers, EnergyLevels, and Electron Configuration- Garofalo, A. J. Chem. Educ.
1997, 74, 709
Resonance Analogy Using Cartoon Characters- Starkey, R. J. Chem. Educ. 1995,
75, 542
Some examples of applications previously published in this feature:
- Henry’s Law and Noisy Knuckles
- Kimbrough, D. R. J. Chem.
Educ. 1999, 76, 1509
Is It Real Gold?- Harris, H. H. J. Chem.
Educ. 1999, 76, 198
Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide: Its Household Uses and Concentration Units- Webb, M. J. J. Chem. Educ. 1985,
62, 152
Phototherapy and the Treatment of Hyperbilirubinemia: A Demonstration of Intra-
Versus Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding- Wilbraham, A. C. J. Chem. Educ. 1984,
61, 540
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