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In the Classroom
A One-Semester General, Organic, and Biochemistry Course Format Linked by a Molecular Model Project
Henry J. Tracy
Department of Chemistry, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME 04104-9300

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November 1998
Vol. 75 No. 11
p. 1442

Abstract
The article describes a curriculum for a condensed one-semester health sciences chemistry course that is tied together with a molecular model project. A course format of four sections is used to organize the abundant material of the course. Coverage of some organic chemistry topics is reduced, allowing the course to focus on the more relevant biochemistry material. The semester-long molecular model project, which requires students to produce three-dimensional representations of important biomolecules and analyze the molecules' acid-base properties, serves as a bridge between the molecular structure, acid-base, and biochemistry sections of the course. This approach has been well received by the USM College of Nursing and students.
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*  Citation
Tracy, Henry J. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 1442.
*  Keywords
non-major courses, curriculum, teaching, learning aids, computer assisted instruction
*  History
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June 18, 1999
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