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1. ChemConnections: Should We Recommend Building a Copper Mine?

   Paul Charlesworth, Mary Walczak, Doug Williams, Et Al.

   Copper: what is its source, and what does it cost? Does it matter how we produce it? What are the environmental consequences?More

2. ChemConnections: How Could Life Have Arisen on Earth?

   Jason Dworkin, Paul G. Jasien, Matthew Levy, Et Al.

   Major events in the origin and evolution of life are examined from a chemical perspective, including the formation of the solar system, the first reproducing molecules, the evolution of metabolism, and the search for extraterrestrial life.More

3. ChemConnections: How Do We Get from Bonds to Bags, Bottles, and Backpacks?

   Sharon Anthony, Karen Harding

   This module is designed to help students learn about chemical bonding, polarity, intermolecular forces, and the impact of chemical structure on the properties of materials by focusing on polymers.More

4. ChemConnections: Soil Equilibria: What Happens to Acid Rain?

   Sharon Anthony, Michael Beug, Roxanne Hulet, Et Al.

   This module, for use in an analytical chemistry course, considers the consequences when soil equilibria are stressed through the addition of combustion-generated sulfur and nitrogen oxides to the environment.More

5. ChemConnections: Computer Chip Thermochemistry: How Can We Create an Integrated Circuit from Sand?

   Susan E. Kegley, Jennifer G. Loeser, Marco Molinaro, Et Al.

   The fabrication of integrated circuits on silicon-based semiconductors is used to introduce students to the rapidly growing industry of semiconductor processing. Enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs free energy are introduced sequentially as the various fabrication steps are considered.More

6. ChemConnections: Would You Like Fries with That? The Fuss about Fat in Our Diet

   Sandra Laursen, Heather Mernitz

   Fat is an important nutrient in our diets, but some dietary fats have been linked to an increased risk of chronic diseases.More

7. ChemConnections: Build a Better CD Player: How Can You Get Blue Light from a Solid?

   Herbert Beall, Dean J. Campbell, Arthur B. Ellis, Et Al.

   This module challenges students to think about a question in materials design—how to get light out of a solid.More

8. ChemConnections: Why Does the Ozone Hole Form?

   Sharon Anthony, Tricia Ferrett

   Students learn about the structure of the atmosphere and the oxygen chemistry responsible for producing the ozone layer.More

9. ChemConnections: What's in a Star?

   Melissa Kido, Susan E. Kegley, Greg Bothun, Et Al.

   Second Edition

   ChemConnections modules cover a broad range of chemical topics and supply research-based, classroom-tested, active learning strategies that guide students through the scientific process.More

10. ChemConnections: What Should We Do about Global Warming?

    Sharon Anthony, Tricia Ferrett, Jade Bender

    Second Edition

    ChemConnections modules cover a broad range of chemical topics and supply research-base, classroom-tested, active learning strategies hat guide students through the scientific process.More

11. ChemConnections: How Can We Reduce Air Pollution from Automobiles?

    Howard Drossman, Wayne Tikkanen, Sandra Laursen

    ChemConnections modules cover a broad range of chemical topics and supply research-base, classroom-tested, active learning strategies hat guide students through the scientific process.More

12. ChemConnections: Water Treatment: How Can We Make Our Water Safe to Drink?

    Susan E. Kegley, Doug Landfear, David Jenkins, Et Al.

    Second Edition

    ChemConnections modules cover a broad range of chemical topics and supply research-base, classroom-tested, active learning strategies hat guide students through the scientific process.More

13. Clickers in Action: Increasing Student Participation in General Chemistry

    Margaret R. Asirvatham

    An indispensable resource on using clickers in your general chemistry course.
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14. Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie

    Barbara Goldsmith

    Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had been sealed for over sixty years, Barbara Goldsmith reveals the Marie Curie behind the myth—an all-too-human woman struggling to balance a spectacular scientific career, a demanding family, the prejudice of society, and her own passionate nature. Obsessive Genius is a dazzling portrait of Curie, her amazing scientific success, and the price she paid for fame.More

15. Organic Chemistry

    Maitland Jones, Jr., Steve A. Fleming

    Fourth Edition

    Organic Chemistry helps students understand the structure of organic molecules by helping them understand the how and why of organic chemistry.More