Because thermodynamics is usually presented in a highly mathematical context, many students fail to comprehend even its intuitive aspects. Provides simple explanations, without complicated mathematics, for the three thermodynamics laws. (MLH)

Some of the objectives of this committee are: to improve the learning of chemistry by students in science related areas; to promote the learning of chemistry by students who are not science oriented but who will become white collar workers and leaders in future society; to promote the learning of chemistry by all people who are not chemists. (MLH)

Describes a one month course entitled "Chemists in Industry," offered between semesters at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The students visit numerous industries according to a scheduled program and submit reports at the end of the course. (MLH)

Presents Latin square mathematical techniques for assigning laboratory partners so that each pair of individuals work together only once. (MLH)

Presents a laboratory experiment specifically designed for allied health students. The students construct molecular models of amino acids, extract amino acids from their skin with hot water, and chromatographically analyze the skin extract and hydrolyzed insulin. (MLH)

Provides instructions for constructing a desk analog computer which is particularly convenient to the user and has a number of advantages over commercially available models, including lower cost for given computing power. (Author/MLH)

Describes a computer program which permits students to check their calculations while they are still in the laboratory by entering their raw data and calculated results via a teletype terminal situated in the lab. The input is examined and the student is informed of the nature of each error. (MLH)

Discusses some of the most important structural features found in modern chemical laboratories, including building shapes, floor plans, and window utilization. (MLH)

Surveys the range of electronic calculators currently available and their capabilities. Prices range from $20.00 to $800.00, and functions performed range from the four arithmetic operations to complex operations such as the computation of standard deviation, vector addition, and programs with up to 100 steps. (MLH)

The National Fire Protection Association has proposed national standards dealing with laboratory operations, ventilation, chemical handling and storage, compressed gases, fire prevention, and emergency procedures. The standards are likely to be used as guidelines by insurance companies, and governmental agencies that award grants and contracts for…

Summarizes and praises the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) committee's investigations and recommendations concerning the scientist's freedom and responsibility. (MLH)

Suggests two uses for the programmable calculator in the freshman chemistry laboratory: as a means of determining whether or not a student's raw data from a laboratory experiment fall within acceptable tolerance limits; and as a means of checking the reliability of unknowns and grading on quantitative experiments. (MLH)

Describes a cure for the high school chemistry student with Second Semester Poisoning (SSP), the student disease of apathy which occurs in the spring. Remedy: an outdoor (preferably) demonstration of a series of controlled combustion experiments, with accompanying explanations of the chemistry involved. (MLH)