Advances in teaching physical chemistry / Mark D. Ellison, editor, Tracy A. Schoolcraft, editor ; sponsored by the Divisions of Chemical Education, Inc. and Physical Chemistry. - Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society, c2008. - ix, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - ACS symposium series ; 973. .

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Advances in taching physical chemistry: overview / Mark D. Ellison, Tracy A. Schoolcraft -- What to teach in physical chemistry: is there a single answer? / Gerald R. Van Hecke -- Decisions in the physical chemistry course / Robert G. Mortimer -- Integrating research and education to create a dynamic physical chemistry curriculum / Arthur B. Ellis -- The evolution of physical chemistry courses / Peter Atkins -- Philosophy of chemistry, reduction, emergence, and chemical education / Eric Scerri -- Teaching and learning physical chemistry: a review of education research / Georgios Tsaparlis -- Modern developments in the physical chemistry laboratory / Samuel A. Abrash -- Existence of a problem-solving mindset amoung students taking quantum mechanics and its implications / David E. Gardner, George M. Bodner -- Physical chemistry curruculm: into the future with digital technology / Theresa Julia Zielinski -- "Partial derivatives: are you kidding?": teaching thermodynamics using virtual substance / Chrystal D. Bruce, Carribeth L. Bliem, John M. Papanikolas -- Molecular-level simulations as a chemistry teaching tool / Jurgen Schnitker -- Introduction of a computational laboratory into the physical chemistry curriculum / Roseanne J. Sension -- The effects of physical chemistry curriculum reform on the American chemical society DivCHED physical chemistry examinations / Richard W. Schwenz -- Walking the tightrope: teaching the timeless fundamentals in the context of modern physical chemistry / Michelle M. Francl -- The process oriented guided inquiry learning approach to teaching physical chemistry / J. N. Spencer, R. S. Moog -- Teaching physical chemistry: let's teach kinetics first / James M. LoBue, Brian P. Koehler -- Fitting physical chemistry into a crowded curriculm: a rigorous one-semester physical chemistry course with laboratory / HollyAnn Harris

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