Demonstrations of Boyle's Law and of the relationship of gauge pressure and atmospheric pressure are presented. (BB)

An alternative to PSI courses in general chemistry for advanced students is described. It retains some of the better features of PSI, but increases student-teacher contact. (BB)

Presents the results of a survey, conducted by the American Chemical Society Subcommittee on Physical Chemistry Examinations, on physical chemistry courses for life science majors. (BB)

A definition of chemistry is presented. (BB)

A study conducted during the 1977-78 academic year in four Oregon community colleges indicated that mathematics proficiency is related to success in first-quarter chemistry, but that beginning students do not have strong mathematics skills. (BB)

Teachers are often careless with words. This can lead to confused ideas and time spent in unlearning. (BB)

A brief review of the chemistry and pharmacology of aspirin and other nonprescription analgesics such as acetaminophen, phenacetin, and salicylamide. (BB)

A historical review of the development of aromatic chemistry, including the Kekule formula, Huckel's Rule, polycyclic aromatics, and nonclassical aromatic compounds. (BB)

An experiment is presented which utilizes the current solid state technology to demonstrate electrochemical generation of hydrogen gas, direct generation of electricity for pumping water, and energy conversion efficiency. The experimental module costs about $100 and can be used repeatedly. (BB)

The gravimetric determination of calcium as calcium carbonate is described. This experiment is suitable for undergraduate quantitative analysis laboratories. It is less expensive than determination of chloride as silver chloride. (BB)

The preparation of eight heterocyclic compounds is described. These syntheses each take three or four hours and are suitable for undergraduate organic chemistry laboratories. (BB)

A novel and efficient (34 percent overall) multi-step synthesis of the housefly sex attractant, muscalure, is described. Each of the steps involves types of reactions with which the undergraduate student would be familiar after one-and-one-half semesters of organic chemistry. (BB)

This experiment is suitable for an integrated laboratory course for senior chemistry majors. It introduces the student to a study of the relative basicity of different proton accepting sites. It serves as an opportunity to learn about nmr techniques and could extend to infrared, as well. (BB)

This undergraduate experiment demonstrates the effect of temperature on the rate of hydrolysis of para-nitrophenyl beta-glucoside. (BB)

This demonstration uses the electrophoresis of indicators to demonstrate the principles involved in the separation of isoenzymes. (BB)