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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2009  > May  >
Table of Contents
 
Cover
 May 2009
Vol. 86 No. 5

 Chemical Education Today
Editorial
Her Own Fairest Reward539
John W. Moore
Especially for High School Teachers
"PNTOFVW"541
Erica K. Jacobsen
Reports from Other Journals: Research Advances
Research Advances. "Powerhouses" from Living Cells Power a New Explosives Detector; Microcapsules Act As "Roach Motel" To Kill Harmful Bacteria; Reducing the Energy Demand of Water Purification542
Angela G. King
Ask the Historian
The Origin of the "Delta" Symbol for Fractional Charges545
William B. Jensen
Association Report: ACS Education Division
ACS–Hach Programs: Supporting Excellence in High School Chemistry Teaching546
Terri Taylor
Classroom Activity Connections
Chemistry and Children's Literature: Johnny Castleseed548
Patricia B. McKean
Commentary
Can Reaction Mechanisms Be Proven?551
Allen Buskirk and Hediyeh Baradaran
Commentary: Reviewer Comments
A Discussion of Can Reaction Mechanisms Be Proven?552
Theodore L. Brown
Commentary: Reviewer Comments
A Discussion of Can Reaction Mechanisms Be Proven?554
David E. Lewis
Commentary: Reviewer Comments
A Discussion of Can Reaction Mechanisms Be Proven?556
Tehshik Yoon
Commentary: Reviewer Comments
A Discussion of Can Reaction Mechanisms Be Proven?558
Peter A. Wade
The Information Page560
CLIP, Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
2-Toluidine561
Jay A. Young
CLIP, Chemical Laboratory Information Profile
Nitrobenzene562
Jay A. Young
News & Announcements563
Letters
Visiting Faculty Mentors as a Component of a NSF-REU Program565
Sibrina N. Collins, Herman L. Holt, Jr., John A. Harkless, Anna D. Gudmundsdottir, and Bruce S. Ault
Letters
Interactive 3D Phase Diagrams Using Jmol566
Angel Herráez, Robert M. Hanson, and Leslie Glasser
Letters
Quantum Chemistry Laboratory at Home: Microsoft Windows Alternative567
Gilles Olive and David Riffont
Corrections
J. Chem. Educ. 2007, 84, 1773–1775567
Don Mundell
Book & Media Reviews
Science for Sale: The Perils, Rewards, and Delusions of Campus Capitalism (Daniel S. Greenberg)568
Jeffrey Kovac
Book & Media Reviews
Introduction to Hydrogen Technology (Roman J. Press, K. S. V. Santhanam, Massoud J. Miri, Alla V. Bailey, and Gerald A. Takacs)569
George B. Kauffman
Book & Media Reviews
Excel for Scientists and Engineers: Numerical Methods (E. Joseph Billo); Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis, 2nd edition (Robert de Levie)570
Scott A. Sinex
Advertising in This Issue572
Out of the Editor's Basket573

 Chemistry for Everyone
JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations
"Magic Eraser" Flame Tests577
Arthur M. Landis, Malonne I. Davies, and Linda Landis
Ethanol as an Alternative Fuel for Automobiles. Using the First Law of Thermodynamics To Calculate the "Corn-Area-per-Car" Ratio579
William J. Pietro

 In the Classroom
From Bunsen Burners to Fuel Cells. Invoking Energy Transducers To Exemplify "Paths" and Unify the Energy-Related Concepts of Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics582
Paul W. Hladky
Using Adaptive Tools and Techniques To Teach a Class of Students Who Are Blind or Low-Vision587
Cary A. Supalo, Thomas E. Mallouk, James Lanouette, Christeallia Amorosi, H. David Wohlers, and Kathleen McEnnis
JCE Concept Connections
Making Chemistry Accessible591
Arrietta Clauss
Chemical Information Instructor
Incorporating Primary Literature Summary Projects into a First-Year Chemistry Curriculum592
Kaya Forest and Sierra Rayne

 In the Laboratory
Assessment of Antioxidant Capacities in Foods: A Research Experience for General Chemistry Students595
Matthew A. Hoch, Cianán B. Russell, Debora M. Steffen, Gabriela C. Weaver, and John R. Burgess
Controlled Synthesis of Two Copper Oxalate Hydrate Complexes: Kinetic versus Thermodynamic Factors. A Laboratory Experiment for Undergraduates598
Ai-Li Cui, Jing-Zhi Wei, Jin Yang, and Hui-Zhong Kou
Determination of Myoglobin Stability by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy: Classic and Modern Data Analysis600
Andrew F. Mehl, Mary A. Crawford, and Lei Zhang
Bacterial Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). An Undergraduate Student Laboratory Experiment603
Kristi L. Burns, Charlie D. Oldham, and Sheldon W. May
Experiments for the Undergraduate Laboratory That Illustrate the Size-Exclusion Properties of Zeolite Molecular Sieves606
Jason Cooke and Eric J. Henderson
Zeolite 5A Catalyzed Etherification of Diphenylmethanol610
Jason Cooke, Eric J. Henderson, and Owen C. Lightbody
A Mechanistic Study of Terbium Phosphorescence Quenching613
Judith L. Jenkins and Lawrence E. Welch
Cost-Effective Teacher
Microscale Colorimetric Analysis Using a Desktop Scanner and Automated Digital Image Analysis617
Douglas J. Soldat, Phillip Barak, and Brian J. Lepore
Cost-Effective Teacher
A Student-Made Inexpensive Multichannel Pipet621
Veljko Dragojlovic

 Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
Ionization Energy: Implications of Preservice Teachers' Conceptions623
Kim Chwee Daniel Tan and Keith S. Taber
Chemical Education Research
What Teaching Teaches: Mentoring and the Performance Gains of Mentors630
Katie E. Amaral and Martin Vala
Advanced Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory
Complex Characters Made Simple634
Sidney F. A. Kettle
Modeling the Equilibria of Complex Supramolecular Systems638
Eric M. Todd and Steven C. Zimmerman
Advanced Chemistry Classroom and Laboratory
Thermodynamics of Oligonucleotide Duplex Melting644
Sherrie Schreiber-Gosche and Robert A. Edwards

 On the Web
JCE WebWare: Web-Based Learning Aids
Using Spreadsheets To Emulate Diffusion and Thermal Conductivity651
Harvey F. Blanck
JCE WebWare: Web-Based Learning Aids
Interactive Two-Component Phase Diagrams653
J. Charles Williamson
JCE Software
Journal of Chemical Education on CD-ROM, 2008. Abstract of JCE CD 2008655
Jon L. Holmes
JCE Featured Molecules
Molecular Models Illustrating Properties of Zeolites. Linde-Type Zeolite A, Selection of Alcohols, and Diphenylmethanol Etherification Product656
William F. Coleman
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