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ERIC Number: EJ749941
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Oct
Pages: 5
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Napoleon's Buttons: Teaching the Role of Chemistry in History
Samet, Cindy; Higgins, Pamela J.
Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n10 p1496-1500 Oct 2005
A course designed on the theme of Napoleon's Buttons, which states that there is a connection between the chemical structure of a compound and its pivotal moments in history affecting the development of society is explained. Students liked the book choice for the course because the focus was not on straight chemistry, but the intersection of chemistry, science and the world.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Role Theory, Intellectual History, Course Descriptions, Participant Satisfaction, Science and Society, Structural Analysis (Science), Relevance (Education), Instructional Innovation
Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Tel: 800-691-9846; Tel: 856-931-5825; Fax: 856-931-4115; e-mail: jchemed@egpp.com; Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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