Presents an outline, a description, and a methodology for teaching a course in the history and philosophy of science to high school students. (Author/SA)

The rationale for equalizing the pay scale for laboratory and lecture teaching in two and four year colleges is presented. (Author/SA)

This column generally relates errors which have been discovered in textbooks. The error discussed in this issue is the prevalence of erroneous ideas in organic chemistry textbooks, related to the chemistry of sodium borohydride. (Author/SA)

An experiment is presented on the formulation of a negative photoresist. It is intended for use as a fifteen minute classroom demonstration for undergraduate general chemistry students. (SA)

The use of microcomputers in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory is presented. Examples are included which can be implemented in the PET 2001. (SA)

The experiments described in this article discuss the versatility of the linear variation method in quantum chemistry and the ease with which it can be used with a simple computer program. (SA)

This is an experiment for college chemistry students in which they are introduced to gas phase and aerosal analysis and the chemical nature of cigarette smoke and its health hazards. (Author/SA)

The experiment described is intended to illustrate the intermolecular phenomena involved in association colloids. These are normal and inverse micelles and lyotropic liquid crystals. Solubilization, microemulsion and emulsion are discussed. (Author/SA)

Presents the procedures involved in conducting a photochemical experiment intended to provide undergraduates with exposure to the synthetic advantages of organic photochemistry. (Author/SA)

An experiment is described in which undergraduate students can optimize the relative yield of sec-butylbenzene by varying molar ratio and temperature. (Author/SA)

This experiment demonstrates the reduction of inorganic sulfate to sulfide in the pore water of estuarine muds. Procedures involve the incubation of mud samples for varying amounts of time followed by gravimetric determination. (Author/SA)

Following a delineation of thermoluminescence from a historical perspective and a qualitative description of the process, a treatment of the kinetic process based on a simple model is presented. This treatment model is adequate for the purpose of identifying the essential requirements in instrument design. (BT)

The new chemistry facility at the University of Akron, heralded as one of the safest chemistry buildings ever constructed, is described. Topics discussed include: preliminary planning, general building design, design of specific areas, and safety training for personnel. (BT)

Develops the concept of oscillatory v dissipative limits as it applies to electronic excited state processes in molecular systems. Main emphasis is placed on the radiative and nonradiative dynamics of the excited state of a molecule prepared by interaction with light or some other excitation source. (BT)

Details a procedure for accurately calculating the quantum mechanical energies of hydrocarbons using the perturbational molecular orbital (PMO) method, which does not require the use of a computer. (BT)