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In the Classroom
Revised First-Year Curriculum with an Inorganic Chemistry Course
Kenneth M. Long
Department of Chemistry, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA 16172

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October 2003
Vol. 80 No. 10
p. 1172

Abstract
The chemistry faculty revised the first-year curriculum to deal with several perceived problems: (i) students who mistakenly thought they already understood general chemistry, (ii) students who were inadequately prepared for general chemistry, and (iii) the department's need to more adequately meet the inorganic guidelines of the ACS Committee on Professional Training. Three new courses were devised to address these problems: an introductory foundations course, a one-semester accelerated principles course, and a first-year inorganic course that includes a great deal of descriptive chemistry in the class and laboratory. Each course is described briefly.
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Long, Kenneth M. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 1172.
*  Keywords
Curriculum; Descriptive Chemistry; General Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry
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