Infrared Spectroscopy as a Preview of Coming Attractions:: Teaching Chemistry with Instrumental Methods at Two-Year Colleges

• David R. Brown ^[1]
  1. [1] Southwestern College

     Southwestern College

     City of Winfield, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 87, Nº 6 (June), 2010, págs. 570-571
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Two-year colleges (2YCs) provide a significant amount of chemical education to undergraduates in the United States. By design, the charge of the 2YCs is to provide coursework at the lower-division level. Nonetheless, general chemistry courses in 2YCs can be enhanced with content to prepare future chemistry majors for upper-division education. The use of instrumentation in the laboratory is particularly well-suited to introduce students to upper-division concepts and ideas. This article illustrates the use of infrared spectroscopy in general chemistry as a means to prepare 2YC students for upper-division experiences they may encounter at their transfer institutions.