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Table of Contents
 
Cover
June 2004
Vol. 81 No. 6


 Chemical Education Today
Editorial
Standards775
John W. Moore
Especially for High School Teachers
History and Legacy777
Diana S. Mason
Summer Reading778
Harold H. Harris, Jeffrey Kovac, Richard M. Pagni, and Brian P. Coppola
Award Address
Communicating Chemistry—From Large Classes to the Larger Public. 2003 James Flack Norris Award, sponsored by ACS Northeast Section786
David N. Harpp
Report
JCE at NSTA 2004790
Reports from Other Journals
The Inquiry Wheel, an Alternative to the Scientific Method. A View of the Science Education Research Literature791
William R. Robinson
Commentary
The Teaching of the History of Chemistry793
John T. Stock
Naphthalene795
Jay A. Young
The Information Page796
News & Announcements797
Letters
SI for Chemists: Persistent Problems, Solid Solutions. SI Basic Units: The Kilogram and the Mole800
Paul J. Karol
Letters
SI for Chemists: Persistent Problems, Solid Solutions; SI Basic Units: The Kilogram and the Mole800
Robert D. Freeman
Letters
SI for Chemists: Another Position801
Tomislav Cvitas
Letters
SI for Chemists: A Modification802
Robert D. Freeman
Letters
Requirements for Chemistry Education Option802
Margaret V. Merritt
Letters
Problem Solving with Pathways. Tunneling Method803
Alan L. H. Smith
Letters
Problem Solving with Pathways. Tunneling Method803
Joanne McCalla
Letters
Additional Comments on Problem Solving with Pathways804
Zoltán Tóth
Letters
Additional Comments on Problem Solving with Pathways805
Joanne McCalla
Book and Media Reviews
The Ethical Chemist: Professionalism and Ethics in Science (Jeffrey Kovac)806
Patricia Ann Mabrouk
Book and Media Reviews
Free-Energy Relationships in Organic and Bio–Organic Chemistry (Andrew Williams)807
Richard Pagni
Book and Media Reviews
Essentials of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2nd Edition (Thisbe K. Lindhorst)808
David J. A. Schedler
Book and Media Reviews
Polymer Science and Technology, 2nd Edition (Joel R. Fried)809
Shawn B. Allin
Advertising in This Issue810
Out of the Editor's Basket811

 Chemistry for Everyone
Preparing and Presenting Chemical Genealogies Using Modern Methods. The Case of the University of Massachusetts–Amherst815
David L. Adams and Yann Tambouret

 In The Classroom
Overhead Projector Demonstrations
Visualizing Bent Bonds in Cyclopropane818
Thomas M. Bertolini
JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations
Spectacular Pseudo-Exfoliation of an Exfoliated–Compressed Graphite819
M. Comet, L. Schreyeck, S. Verdan, G. Burato, and H. Fuzellier
JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations
Surface Tension Gradients Induced by Temperature: The Thermal Marangoni Effect824
Marcos Gugliotti, Mauricio S. Baptista, and Mario J. Politi
How Many Digits Should We Use in Formula or Molar Mass Calculations?827
Christer Svensson
Advanced Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory
Intuitive Solution to Quantum Harmonic Oscillator at Infinity830
Cory C. Pye
Advanced Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory
Pressure Dependence of Gas-Phase Reaction Rates832
Stéphanie de Persis, Alain Dollet, and Francis Teyssandier
Chem 111: A General Education Course in Organic Structure Determination834
Stuart C. Clough, René P. F. Kanters, and Emma W. Goldman
Molecular Modeling Exercises and Experiments
Exploring the Structure–Function Relationship of Macromolecules at the Undergraduate Level837
Belinda Pastrana-Rios

 In the Laboratory
Cost-Effective Teacher
Deionized Water Watchdog841
Gregory J. Edens
Cost-Effective Teacher
A Reliable Homemade Electrode Based on Glassy Polymeric Carbon842
André L. Santos, Regina M. Takeuchi, Herenilton P. Oliveira, Marcello G. Rodrigues, and Robert L. Zimmerman
Cost-Effective Teacher
A Simple, No-Cost Rack for Holding Small Tubes in a Constant Temperature Bath846
Kathryn R. Williams
Determining the Carbon–Carbon Distance in an Organic Molecule with a Ruler847
Jose A. Simoni, Matthieu Tubino, and Reinaldo Alberto Ricchi, Jr.
A Multipurpose Apparatus To Measure Viscosity and Surface Tension of Solutions. The Measurement of the Molecular Cross-Sectional Area of n-Propanol.850
Xin Zhang, Shouxin Liu, Baoxin Li, Na An, and Fan Zhang
Liquid-Crystal Displays: Fabrication and Measurement of a Twisted Nematic Liquid-Crystal Cell854
Eric R. Waclawik, Michael J. Ford, Penny S. Hale, Joe G. Shapter, and Nico H. Voelcker
Second-Year and AP Chemistry
Using a Datalogger To Determine First-Order Kinetics and Calcium Carbonate in Eggshells859
Martin M. F. Choi and Pui Shan Wong
Computer Bulletin Board
Application of a Datalogger in Biosensing: A Reagentless Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensor862
Lihua Ma and Martin M. F. Choi
Rotational Analysis of FTIR Spectra from Cigarette Smoke. An Application of Chem Spec II Software in the Undergraduate Laboratory865
Alan R. Ford, William A. Burns, and Scott W. Reeve
The Dog Ate My Homework: A Cooperative Learning Project for Instrumental Analysis868
Leanna C. Giancarlo and Kelli M. Slunt
Class Projects in Physical Organic Chemistry: The Hydrolysis of Aspirin870
Peter S. Marrs
Green Chemistry
One-Pot Synthesis of 7-Hydroxy-3-carboxycoumarin in Water874
Francesco Fringuelli, Oriana Piermatti, and Ferdinando Pizzo

 Research: Science and Education
Using Rotational Averaging To Calculate the Bulk Response of Isotropic and Anisotropic Samples from Molecular Parameters877
Steven S. Andrews
Effects of Exchange Energy and Spin-Orbit Coupling on Bond Energies886
Derek W. Smith
Chemical Education Research
Testing Students' Use of the Particulate Theory891
Vickie Williamson, Jason Huffman, and Larry Peck
The Multi-Initiative Dissemination Project Workshops: Who Attends Them and How Effective Are They?897
K. A. Burke, Thomas J. Greenbowe, and John I. Gelder

 Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources
Computer Bulletin Board
Multiple Linear Regression Using a Graphing Calculator. Applications in Biochemistry and Physical Chemistry903
Seán P. Madden, Wayne Wilson, Aichun Dong, Lynn Geiger, and Christopher J. Mecklin
An Excel Spreadsheet for a One-Dimensional Fourier Map in X-ray Crystallography908
William Clegg
Featured Molecules
Coumarin, Naphthalene, and Additional Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons912
William F. Coleman
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May 2, 2004
January 26, 2005
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