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Studying Synthetic Polymers in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum. A Review of the Educational Literature
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Steven C. Hodgson and Stephen W. Bigger
School of Life Sciences and Technology F008, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria University of Technology, P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne City Mail Centre, Melbourne 8001, Australia
Norman C. Billingham
School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science, The University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK
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April 2001
Vol. 78 No. 4
p. 555
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This review and its comprehensive list of 339 references is published on the Web at the JCE Online site. It is offered as an up-to-date resource for chemical educators for their use in developing innovative ways of teaching the topic of synthetic polymers within the context of the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. An account is given of (i) the scope of polymer chemistry in education, (ii) the educational literature available in this field, (iii) course modules that may be used for instruction about polymer chemistry, and (iv) polymer-based experiments for the teaching laboratory. To encourage the wider inclusion of polymers in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum, a selection of simple experiments that relate to common polymers is recommended.
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A comprehensive list of polymer references in the education literature is available.
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JCE2001p0555W.doc (MS Word 1.x-5.x), JCE2001p0555W.pict (Macintosh picture)
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Hodgson, Steven C.; Bigger, Stephen W.; Billingham, Norman C. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 555.
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Chemical Education Research; Chemical Information; Curriculum; Plastics; Polymer Chemistry
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August 31, 2005
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