Producing Tomorrow’s Adaptable Chemist
The April 2019 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: Machine Learning; Revised International System of Units; Examining Chemical Information Literacy; Flipped Teaching; Chemistry and Business; Learning about Safety; Researched-Based Courses; Effective Teaching Resources; Learning through Play; Exploring Water Treatment; Green Chemistry Laboratories; Experiments with NMR Spectroscopy; Investigating Kinetics; Computer-Based Experiences; From the Archive: Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2019—Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper.
Cover: Machine Learning
Recent advances in computation are spawning explosive growth in the use of machine learning tools. To better prepare students, scientists and researchers should become familiar with the tools and the current limitations of artificial intelligence, and include machine learning practice in the classroom when appropriate. In the article Machine Learning for Fluid Property Correlations: Classroom Examples with MATLAB, Lisa Joss and Erich A. Müller present a classroom exercise for first-year science and engineering students who are tasked with using an artificial neural network to produce a correlation predicting the normal boiling point of organic compounds from an unabridged data set of more than 6000 compounds.
The April Editorial also discusses teaching and machine learning:
Can Today’s Chemistry Curriculum Actually Produce Tomorrow’s Adaptable Chemist? ~ Thomas A. Holme
Another paper in this issue that involves extensive data analysis:
Introducing Undergraduate Students to Metabolomics Using Liquid Chromatography–High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Horse Blood ~ Mary C. Boyce, Nathan G. Lawler, Yingqi Tu, and Stacey N. Reinke
Commentary: Revised International System of Units
In November 2018, the 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures approved a revision to the International System of Units (Système International, SI) to go into effect May 20, 2019. Find out What Chemistry Teachers Should Know about the Revised International System of Units (Système International) in the commentary by Carmen J. Giunta.
Examining Chemical Information Literacy
“I Wanna Just Google It and Find the Answer”: Student Information Searching in a Problem-Based Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Experiment ~ Ginger V. Shultz and Jennifer M. Zemke
Flipped Teaching
Using a Partially Flipped Learning Model To Teach First Year Undergraduate Chemistry ~ Rena Bokosmaty, Adam Bridgeman, and Meloni Muir
Flipping Introductory Retrosynthetic Analysis: An Exemplar Course To Get the Ball Rolling ~ Andrew F. Parsons
Chemistry and Business
Development of a Highly Flexible, Interdisciplinary Program in Chemical Commerce and a Capstone Course in Commercial Chemistry ~ Kevin M. Bucholtz, Madison M. Copeland, and Stefanie D. Swanger
Chemistry of Sustainable Products: Filling the Business Void in Green-Chemistry Curricula ~ Ryan M. Bouldin and Zoë Folchman-Wagner
Learning about Safety
Introduction to Laboratory Safety for Graduate Students: An Active-Learning Endeavor ~ David J. Hill, Olivia F. Williams, Danianne P. Mizzy, Therese F. Triumph, Catherine R. Brennan, Dawn C. Mason, and David S. Lawrence
Introducing Toxicology into the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Using Safety Data Sheets and Sunscreen Activities ~ Grace A. Lasker, Nancy J. Simcox, Karolina E. Mellor, Melissa L. Mullins, Suzanne M. Nesmith, Saskia van Bergen, and Paul T. Anastas
Researched-Based Courses
Combining Inquiry-Based and Team-Teaching Models to Design a Research-Driven, Cross-Disciplinary Laboratory Course ~ Jeremy R. Burkett and Timothy M. Dwyer
Bioplastics in the General Chemistry Laboratory: Building a Semester-Long Research Experience ~ Alexandra M. Ward and Graeme R. A. Wyllie
Study of the Effect of Volume Contraction in Methanol–Water Mixtures Used as Solvents for Analytical Purposes: A Student-Centered Project for Practical Learning ~ P. G. Rodríguez Ortega, B. Gilbert-López, S. Esteo Donaire, and M. Montejo
Effective Teaching Resources
Partnering Teachers and Scientists: Translating Carbohydrate Research into Curriculum Resources for Secondary Science Classrooms ~ Ryan B. Snitynsky, Kerry Rose, and Jerine M. Pegg
Addressing Misconceptions Related to Mass–Matter Conservation and Bond Energetics with a Modified Gauss Accelerator ~ Robert G. Gullion, Terry Gullion, Michelle Richards-Babb, and Mark Schraf
Effective and Inexpensive HPLC Analogue for First-Year Students: Buret Chromatography of Food Dyes in Drinks ~ Brian Stankus, Rosemary White, and Binyomin Abrams
Application of Didactic Strategies as Multisensory Teaching Tools in Organic Chemistry Practices for Students with Visual Disabilities ~ Gabriela A. Fernández, Romina A. Ocampo, Andrea R. Costantino, and Néstor S. Dop
Constructing a Low-Cost Polarized Optical Microscope for Undergraduate Material-Characterization Studies ~ Sunmeng Wang and Derek J. Schipper
Learning through Play
Puzzle to Build Organic Molecules with Sticky Notes ~ Kevin P. O’Halloran
Game-Based Application for Helping Students Review Chemical Nomenclature in a Fun Way ~ Mary Anne Sousa Lima, Álvaro Carvalho Monteiro, Antonio José Melo Leite Junior, Izac Sidarta de Andrade Matos, Francisco Serra Oliveira Alexandre, Davi Janô Nobre, André Jalles Monteiro, and José Nunes da Silva Júnior
Exploring Water Treatment
“Nanoblocks”: A Playful Method To Learn about Nanotechnology-Enabled Water and Air Treatment ~ Anjali Mulchandani, Ariel J. Atkinson, Sergi Garcia-Segura, and Paul Westerhoff
Spectroscopic Evaluation of Removal Efficiency for a Pharmaceutical Pollutant in Water Using a Magnetite-Activated Carbon Nanocomposite ~ Adam J. Fisher, Monica M. Keeley, Jeremy M. Lane, and Ping Y. Furlan
Activity Analysis of Iron in Water Using a Simple LED Spectrophotometer ~ Benjamin J. Place
Green Chemistry Laboratories
Determining Iron(III) Concentration in a Green Chemistry Experiment Using Phyllanthus emblica (Indian Gooseberry) Extract and Spectrophotometry ~ Parawee Rattanakit and Rasimate Maungchang
Teaching Atom Economy and E-Factor Concepts through a Green Laboratory Experiment: Aerobic Oxidative Cleavage of meso-Hydrobenzoin to Benzaldehyde Using a Heterogeneous Catalyst ~ Chun Ho Lam, Vincent Escande, Karolina E. Mellor, Julie B. Zimmerman, and Paul T. Anastas
Introducing Students to Mechanochemistry via Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using a Solvent-Free Mechanochemical Preparation of the Antidiabetic Drug Tolbutamide ~ Evelina Colacino, Gandrath Dayaker, Alain Morère, and Tomislav Friščić
Semimicro/Microscale Adaptation of the Cobalt Chloride/Sodium Borohydride Reduction of Methyl Oleate ~ James R. McKee, Murray Zanger, Carmine Chiariello, James A. McKee, Walter Dorfner, Elisabetta Fasella, and Yumee Koo
Experiments with NMR Spectroscopy
Breaking Amide C–N Bonds in an Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory ~ Jacob E. Dander, Lucas A. Morrill, Melinda M. Nguyen, Shuming Chen, and Neil K. Garg
Resorcin[4]arenes: A Convenient Scaffold To Study Supramolecular Self-Assembly and Host:Guest Interactions for the Undergraduate Curriculum ~ Michael C. Young, Katherine E. Djernes, John L. Payton, Daniel Liu, and Richard J. Hooley
Molecular Properties of Caffeine Explored by NMR: A Benchtop NMR Experiment for Undergraduate Physical-Chemistry Laboratories ~ James E. Kent and Nicholle G. A. Bell
Investigating Kinetics
Clock Reaction Revisited: Catalyzed Redox Substrate-Depletive Reactions ~ Taweetham Limpanuparb, Chattarin Ruchawapol, and Dulyarat Sathainthammanee
Exploration of Substituent and Isotope Effects on Reaction Rates by a Computational Modeling Experiment ~ Christine Morales and Franklin Chen
Introduction to Droplet-Based Millifluidic Chemistry Using a Macroscopic-Droplet Generator ~ Clotilde Vié, Jacques Fattaccioli, and Philippe Jacq
KinSim: A Research-Grade, User-Friendly, Visual Kinetics Simulator for Chemical-Kinetics and Environmental-Chemistry Teaching ~ Zhe Peng and Jose L. Jimenez
Computer-Based Experiences
Dilemma of the “Best Wavefunction”: Comparing Results of the STO-NG Procedure versus the Linear Variational Method ~ Jhon Fredy Pérez-Torres
Developing and Implementing a Free Online Protein Structure and Function Exploration Project To Teach Undergraduate Students Macromolecular Structure–Function Relationships ~ Elizabeth L. Magnotti, Julia Moy, Rosalie Sleppy, Anna Carey, Yitna Firdyiwek, Reginald H. Garrett, and Charles M. Grisham
From the Archive: Chemists Celebrate Earth Week 2019—Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper
The ACS annual event, Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW), brings focus to topics that illustrate the positive role chemistry plays in the world. The list below highlights JCE content related to the CCEW 2019 theme “Take Note: The Chemistry of Paper”, to be celebrated April 21-27, 2019, by examining the chemistry of paper, experimenting with paper recycling, and using paper to explore chemistry.
Examining the Chemistry of Paper
The Story of Paper ~ H. K. Benson
Paper: A Modified Natural Polymer ~ J. Arthur Campbell
Identification of Paper by Stationary Phase Performance ~ Michael J. Smith, Ilda C. Vale, and Fiona M. Gray
Demonstration Extensions Based on Color-Changing Goldenrod Paper ~ Donald K. Schorr and Dean J. Campbell
The Secret of Smart Paper ~ Brian McCall, Lynn Diener, and J. Aura Gimm
The Chemistry behind Carbonless Copy Paper ~ Mary Anne White
Experimenting with Paper Recycling
New Paper from Newspaper ~ JCE Staff
A Simple Flotation De-Inking Experiment for the Recycling of Paper ~ Richard A. Venditti
Paper to Plastics: An Interdisciplinary Summer Outreach Project in Sustainability ~ Fiona Tamburini, Thomas Kelly, Eranthie Weerapana, and Jeffery A. Byers
Using Paper To Explore Chemistry
Colorful Lather Printing ~ Susan A. S. Hershberger, Matt Nance, Arlyne M. Sarquis, and Lynn M. Hogue
Artistic Anthocyanins and Acid–Base Chemistry ~ Jenna Lech and Vladimir Dounin
The Write Stuff: Using Paper Chromatography to Separate an Ink Mixture ~ JCE Staff
Using Paper-Based Diagnostics with High School Students To Model Forensic Investigation and Colorimetric Analysis ~ Rebekah R. Ravgiala, Stefi Weisburd, Raymond Sleeper, Andres Martinez, Dorota Rozkiewicz, George M. Whitesides, and Kathryn A. Hollar
Cost Effective Paper-Based Colorimetric Microfluidic Devices and Mobile Phone Camera Readers for the Classroom ~ Myra T. Koesdjojo, Sumate Pengpumkiat, Yuanyuan Wu, Anukul Boonloed, Daniel Huynh, Thomas P. Remcho, and Vincent T. Remcho
Microscale Electrolysis Using Coin-Type Lithium Batteries and Filter Paper ~ Masahiro Kamata and Seiko Yajima
Glucose-Driven Fuel Cell Constructed from Enzymes and Filter Paper ~ Jun Ge, Romana Schirhagl, and Richard N. Zare
Use JCE Today To Help Produce Adaptable Chemists of the Future
With over 48,000 articles to explore, you will always find something useful—including the articles mentioned above, and many more, in the Journal of Chemical Education. Articles that are edited and published online ahead of print (ASAP—As Soon As Publishable) are also available.