Resources
The syllabus is available below (under "attachments") as a pdf.
Textbooks
Problem of the week
An extra exercise for you ponder. New each week.
Articles of interest
On the origin of the concept of the mole and early estimates of its numerical value
"Some Notes on Avogadro's Number, 6.022 x 10^23"
"Joseph Loschmidt, Physicist and Chemist"
An article by Travis on wave/particle duality & and the Copenhagen interpretation
"Intelligent design in the physics classroom?"
An article describing research that shows that "all-nighters" hurt students' grades; below, under Attachments
Journals
Other useful & interesting sites
Green chemistry at the
ACS
Geobacter webpage - these bacteria oxidize organic compounds and can transfer electrons to electrodes. They can be used to degrade organic pollutants, and they can be used to make a "microbial fuel cell":
Geobacter Project
Internship resources
Other internship announcements:
general notes on page set-up
- To upload attachments, first create the page, then edit it again.
- For more help, see below.
Here are some things you can do to set it up.
- First log in as the site admin or course faculty.
- On any page, click the "edit" tab to change it or upload attachments.
- Create new directories and upload files from directory listings.
- Create new pages by visiting them, like this : new page.
- Add students from the users page.
- Edit the navigation menus.
- Create assignments.
- Grade and comment on student submitted work from the grades page.
For all the details,
check out the
help files.
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