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August 2005
Vol. 82 No. 8


 Chemical Education Today
Editorial
Education of Teachers for Excellence1111
John W. Moore
Especially for High School Teachers
Learner-Centered Education1113
Diana S. Mason
Reports from Other Journals
Research Advances: Onions Battle Osteoporosis; New Weapon in War on TB; Smokers Beware: Study Shows Increased Cadmium Levels in the Brain May Cause Severe Neurological Disorders1114
Angela G. King
From Past Issues
Posters—Old Tool, New Tech1118
Butler J. Raines, Chantelle Gaskin Gomez, and Kathryn R. Williams
ACS National Meeting
Program for the Division of Chemical Education1123
Catherine Hurt Middlecamp, Conrad H. Bergo, and Victor Shanbhag
ACS National Meeting
Presidential Events1131
William F. Carroll
ACS National Meeting
Undergraduate Program1132
Allison L. Byrum
ACS National Meeting
About Washignton, DC1134
Lin W. Morris
ACS National Meeting
CHED Events1136
Susan Greer
Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
Zinc (dust and bulk)1143
Jay A. Young
Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
Zinc Nitrate Hexahydrate1144
Jay A. Young
News & Announcements1145
Letters
The Reaction Quotient Is Unnecessary To Solve Equilibrium Problems: The Reaction Quotient (Q) IS Useful After All1149
Todd P. Silverstein
Letters
The Reaction Quotient Is Unnecessary To Solve Equilibrium Problems: No Problems with Q1149
Robert Lederer
Letters
The Reaction Quotient Is Unnecessary To Solve Equilibrium Problems1150
Paul S. Matsumoto
Corrections
J. Chem. Educ. 2002, 79, 1217–12191151
Josefina Ma. Ferriols-Pavico
Corrections
J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 69–711151
José E. Cortés-Figueroa and Deborah A. Moore-Russo
Book and Media Reviews
The Literature of Chemistry: Recommended Titles for Undergraduate Chemistry Library Collections (Judith A. Douville)1153
Jeffrey Kovac
Book and Media Reviews
Metal–Ligand Bonding (Rob Janes and Elaine Moore)1153
L. L. Pesterfield
Book and Media Reviews
Molecular Diversity and Combinatorial Chemistry: Principles and Applications (Tetrahedron Organic Chemistry Series) (Michael C. Pirrung)1154
R. David Crouch
Advertising in This Issue1156
Out of the Editor's Basket1157

 Chemistry for Everyone
Products of Chemistry
Our Everyday Cup of Coffee: The Chemistry behind Its Magic1161
Marino Petracco
JCE Featured Molecules
The Chemistry of Coffee1167
William F. Coleman

 In The Classroom
Service-Learning in Introductory Chemistry: Supplementing Chemistry Curriculum in Elementary Schools1168
Joan M. Esson, Regina Stevens-Truss, and Anne Thomas
Chemical Demonstrations as the Laboratory Component in Nonscience Majors Courses. An Outreach-Targeted Approach1174
Charles E. Ophardt, Michelle S. Applebee, and Eugene N. Losey
View from My Classroom
Student Opinions Regarding Inquiry-Based Labs1178
Kelly Morgan Deters
Doing Science and Asking Questions II: An Exercise That Generates Questions1181
Catherine Hurt Middlecamp and Anne-Marie L. Nickel
Cross-Proportions: A Conceptual Method for Developing Quantitative Problem-Solving Skills1187
Elzbieta Cook and Robert L. Cook
Microscopic Description of Le Châtelier's Principle1190
Igor Novak
Equilibria That Shift Left upon Addition of More Reactant1192
Jeffrey E. Lacy
Some Insights Regarding a Popular Introductory Gas Law Experiment1194
Ed DePierro and Fred Garafalo
A Note on Dalton's Law: Myths, Facts, and Implementation1197
Ronald W. Missen and William R. Smith
Valence, Covalence, Hypervalence, Oxidation State, and Coordination Number1202
Derek W. Smith
Some Observations on Molecular Orbital Theory1205
James F. Harrison and Daniel B. Lawson
Single-Slit Diffraction and the Uncertainty Principle1210
Frank Rioux

 In the Laboratory
Cytochrome c: A Biochemistry Laboratory Course1211
John B. Vincent and Stephen A. Woski
Introduction to Biological Mass Spectrometry: Determining Identity and Species of Origin of Two Proteins1215
Curt T. Reimann, Axel Mie, Carina Nilsson, and Arieh Cohen
Mass Relationships in a Chemical Reaction: Incorporating Additional Graphing Exercises into the Introductory Chemistry Laboratory1219
Stephen DeMeo
Mineral Analysis of Whole Grain Total Cereal1223
Paul Hooker
Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis of Substituted Benzoic Acids. An Experiment for the Organic Synthesis Laboratory1226
Nancy S. Mills, John D. Spence, and Michelle M. Bushey
Conversion of an Aziridine to an Oxazolidinone Using a Salt and Carbon Dioxide in Water1229
Justin R. Wallace, Deborah L. Lieberman, Matthew T. Hancock, and Allan R. Pinhas
Cost-Effective Teacher
A Passive Sampler for Determination of Nitrogen Dioxide in Ambient Air1231
Dan Xiao, Lianzhi Lin, Hongyan Yuan, Martin M. F. Choi, and Winghong Chan
Photocatalytic Oxidation of Sulfurous Acid in an Aqueous Medium1234
Alicia Romero, Guillermo Hernández, and Marco F. Suárez

 Research: Science and Education
Education in Environmental Chemistry: Setting the Agenda and Recommending Action. A Workshop Report Summary1237
Uri Zoller
Chemical Education Research
Understanding Attrition in an Introductory Chemistry Sequence Following Successful Completion of a Remedial Course 1241
Kathy B. Jones and Gregory I. Gellene
Chemical Education Research
A Comparison Study: Assessing Teachers' Conceptions with the Chemistry Concepts Inventory1246
Rebecca A. Kruse and Gillian H. Roehrig

 Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources
Teaching with Technology
Assessing the Effect of Web-Based Learning Tools on Student Understanding of Stoichiometry Using Knowledge Space Theory1251
Ramesh D. Arasasingham, Mare Taagepera, Frank Potter, Ingrid Martorell, and Stacy Lonjers
JCE WebWare: Web-Based Learning Aids
Interactive Spreadsheets in JCE WebWare1263
William F. Coleman and Edward W. Fedosky
JCE WebWare: Web-Based Learning Aids
The Effect of Anharmonicity on Diatomic Vibration: A Spreadsheet Simulation1263
Kieran F. Lim () and William F. Coleman
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