Journal of Chemical Education
July 2011 Volume 88, Number 7
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 7
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Teaching Three-Dimensional Structural Chemistry Using Crystal Structure Databases. 3. The Cambridge Structural Database System: Information Content and Access Software in Educational Applications
Gary M. Battle, Frank H. Allen & Gregory M. Ferrence
Parts 1 and 2 of this series described the educational value of experimental three-dimensional (3D) chemical structures determined by X-ray crystallography and retrieved from the crystallographic... More
pp. 886-890
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Teaching Three-Dimensional Structural Chemistry Using Crystal Structure Databases. 4. Examples of Discovery-Based Learning Using the Complete Cambridge Structural Database
Gary M. Battle, Frank H. Allen & Gregory M. Ferrence
Parts 1 and 2 of this series described the educational value of experimental three-dimensional (3D) chemical structures determined by X-ray crystallography and retrieved from the crystallographic... More
pp. 891-897
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Using Molecular Modeling to Understand Some of the More Subtle Aspects of Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity
Vernon G. S. Box
pi-Electron delocalization exerts one of the most significant structure or energy influences in organic chemistry. Apart from determining the shapes of alkenes and alkynes, the planarity of... More
pp. 898-906
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Error Propagation Made Easy--Or at Least Easier
George H. Gardenier, Feng Gui & James N. Demas
Complex error propagation is reduced to formula and data entry into a Mathcad worksheet or an Excel spreadsheet. The Mathcad routine uses both symbolic calculus analysis and Monte Carlo methods to ... More
pp. 916-920
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Solution of the Schrodinger Equation for One-Dimensional Anharmonic Potentials: An Undergraduate Computational Experiment
Godfrey S. Beddard
A method of solving the Schrodinger equation using a basis set expansion is described and used to calculate energy levels and wavefunctions of the hindered rotation of ethane and the ring puckering... More
pp. 929-931
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An Analytical Approach for Relating Boiling Points of Monofunctional Organic Compounds to Intermolecular Forces
Jef Struyf
The boiling point of a monofunctional organic compound is expressed as the sum of two parts: a contribution to the boiling point due to the R group and a contribution due to the functional group.... More
pp. 937-943
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Looking beyond Lewis Structures: A General Chemistry Molecular Modeling Experiment Focusing on Physical Properties and Geometry
Kimberly J. Linenberger, Renee S. Cole & Somnath Sarkar
We present a guided-inquiry experiment using Spartan Student Version, ready to be adapted and implemented into a general chemistry laboratory course. The experiment provides students an experience ... More
pp. 962-965