Presents a biochemistry laboratory experiment in enzymology using polyphenoloxidase or tyrosinase. (SL)

Reviews safety practices for undergraduate organic chemistry laboratories. (SL)

Describes a zinc-sawdust mixture effective for cleaning up mercury spills and presents an experiment to illustrate the mixture's effectiveness. (SL)

Describes a simple device to improve the set retrieval of spilled mercury. (SL)

Provides an up-to-date summary of the state of the science in the field of applied atomic fluorescence spectrometry. (SL)

Reviews the study of molecular shapes and structures. (SL)

Attempts to clarify certain oversimplifications commonly occurring in the teaching of chemical kinetics. (SL)

Predicts changes likely to occur in the status of general chemistry at the graduate department level during the next five to ten years. (SL)

Reviews the topic of atomic, molecular, and ionic size. (SL)

Reports on adverse side effects in an organic chemistry course taught by the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). (SL)

Describes the rise of the systematic method of tackling problems of multiple equilibria to calculate the complete titration curves for acids and bases. (SL)

Reports results of a survey of topics included in first year college chemistry courses. (SL)

Presents two exam questions and answers on the topics of stoichiometric calculations and general chemistry pressure measurement. (SL)

Presents teaching notes on the topics of powers of ten notations, physical chemistry projects involving natural products, calorimetry, and solar energy, and learning organic chemistry by playing cards. (SL)

Discusses a self-paced individualized general chemistry laboratory, the Doctor of Arts program, the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, and problems existing in chemistry education. (SL)