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Chemical Education Today
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NSF Highlights
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The Influence of Modern Instrumentation on the Analytical and General Chemistry Curriculum at Bates College
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Thomas J. Wenzel
Department of Chemistry, Bates College, 5 Andrews Road, Lewiston, ME 04240
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September 2001
Vol. 78 No. 9
p. 1164
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The availability of state-of-the-art instruments such as high performance liquid chromatograph, gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer, inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer, capillary electrophoresis system, and ion chromatograph obtained through four Instructional Laboratory Improvement and one Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement grants from the National Science Foundation has led to a profound change in the structure of the analytical and general chemistry courses at Bates College. Students in both sets of courses now undertake ambitious, semester-long, small-group projects. The general chemistry course, which fulfills the prerequisite requirement for all upper-level chemistry courses, focuses on the connection between chemistry and the study of the environment. The projects provide students with an opportunity to conduct a real scientific investigation. The projects emphasize problem solving, team work, and communication, while still fostering the development of important laboratory skills. Cooperative learning is also used extensively in the classroom portion of these courses.
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Wenzel, Thomas J. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1164.
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Analytical Chemistry; Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; Curriculum; Environmental Chemistry; General Chemistry; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Method; Laboratory Equipment / Apparatus; Problem-Based Learning
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August 31, 2005
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