Picks

ChemEd X contributors and staff members are continually coming across items of interest that they feel others may wish to know about. Picks include, but need not be limited to, books, magazines, journals, articles, apps—most anything that has a link to it can qualify.

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Periodic Table of Tech
Periodic Table Websites and Apps - An Update
// Wednesday, August 23, 2017 • Doug Ragan
With the start of the school year quickly approaching or having already started for others I wanted to take this chance to update a few resources regarding some periodic table websites and apps for you and your students. 
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Review: The New Science of Learning by Terry Doyle and Todd Zakrajsek
// Friday, August 11, 2017 • ChemEd X Admin
It was a pleasure to review this relatively short book with a wealth of information, instructions, and cleverly-chosen guidelines all pointed in one direction which is to help university students of all ages and backgrounds to become successful learners and facilitate their academic endeavors.
Review: What You Need for the First Job, Besides the Ph.D. in Chemistry by Mark A. Benvenuto, Ed.
// Friday, August 11, 2017 • Robert Buntrock
This book is based on the ACS Symposium with the same title1, with additional chapters added in print. Thirteen chapters are grouped into three sections: jobs in the corporate, government, and academic sectors but much of the material presented applies to all three sectors. In addition, the helpful information and tips are of value not only to Ph.D.
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Review: Introduction to Computational Physical Chemistry by Joshua Schrier
// Friday, August 11, 2017 • Mike Jezercak
Joshua Schrier has taken on a traditionally difficult task, teaching computational chemistry. To do this successfully, the student has to have programming skills, a solid foundation in the theory and background in the methods employed from classical physics to quantum methods. Thus the task is daunting and why so few have taken it on.
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Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories - 8th Edition
// Thursday, August 10, 2017 • Deanna Cullen
The ACS Committee on Chemical Safety has released the 8th edition of "Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories. The publication provides advice for first- and second-year university students. Free access is available in PDF format at www.acs.org/SACL.
Hydrogen haiku
Elemental Haiku
// Tuesday, August 8, 2017 • Dan Meyers
In the August 4th issue of Science Magazine, author Mary Soon Lee shared a review of a periodic table that contains haiku for each element. There is an interactive periodic table you can click on; it was easily viewable in the mobile version of the article.