Descriptions of new equipment and materials are provided. Sources of the items are given. nRWH)

Describes recent evidence that there is a decline in the aptitude and academic achievement of college-bound students and of young people generally. Proposes that education professionals should attempt to remedy this situation by cultivating and developing the unique talents of every student. (MLH)

Provides historical background on Pasteur's resolution of an optically active compound, and describes an undergraduate laboratory experiment in which optically active compounds are separated. (MLH)

Criticizes post-Sputnik changes in college chemistry instruction, including the tendency to assign higher grades and the teaching of difficult material beyond the students's ability. (MLH)

Lists the 100 most frequently prescribed drugs, providing in tabular form the trade and generic name, and a brief introduction to the nature of each drug. (MLH)

Relates many curious facts found in a chemistry text published in 1847, illustrating some of the chemical theories believed at that time. (MLH)

Chemical nomenclature for both organic and inorganic chemicals are discussed. (RWH)

Discusses the major constituents present in natural bodies of water, how these substances are analytically determined, and the chemical reactions of the various species in solution. (MLH)

Describes an undergraduate chemistry laboratory course designed to acquaint the students with the major laboratory instruments, the chemical literature, and methods for writing effective laboratory reports. (MLH)

A multiple choice test containing items published by the American Chemical Society Examinations Committee was administered to beginning Master's Degree students in chemistry at the University of Poona, India. Item analysis of the test revealed that it was satisfactory for distinguishing between good and poor students. (MLH)

Describes a chemistry course for nonscientists in which the content was largely determined by the students. An opinion poll given to the students before and after the course showed a significant improvement in the students' attitude toward science. (MLH)

Five brief items are discussed. They include (1) preservation of reactive ions in solid solution, (2) the molecular partition function, (3) purification of methoxychlor, (4) a kinetics experiment, and (5) determining molecular weights of acids. (RWH)

Questions and answers to biochemistry four topics are presented. Items include fatty acid synthesis, reaggregation of sponge cells, enzymic degradation of pollutants, and energy requirements of organisms. (RWH)

Describes how chemistry teachers at Ontario universities can obtain the scores of high school classes that have taken the Chemistry Assessment Test, a test designed to determine the chemical knowledge of beginning freshmen chemistry students. (MLH)