In
my initial years of graduate study a significant part of my time was devoted
to teaching in undergraduate labs and classes. Although it can be stressful
at times, on the whole, I found the teaching experience enjoyable. This
page is intended primarily as a resource for the students taking General
Chemistry or anyone interested in instructional issues. It
provides links to chemistry related sites , general chemistry courses at other
institutions, additional problem sets and Java applets designed to enhance
the students understanding of the material. Information on courses taught
previously is also available.
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Contact
information:
Center for Molecular Modeling
231 South 34th Street
Philadelphia ,PA 19104
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Plug-ins that may be useful:
- 1. QuickTime
- 2.
Macromedia Shockwave
- 3.Chime
Animated
gifs (with minor modifications) courtesy of Julia
Shifman
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Previously
taught recitations:
A
first year Honors General Chemistry class for students :
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Modern Chemistry I
(CMU) An introductory course in Chemistry for science
majors dealing primarily with :
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Previously
taught laboratories:
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Techniques
1 (CMU): Introduction to Chemical Analysis
Techniques
2 (CMU): Organic Synthesis and Analysis
Introduction
to Experimental Techniques (for engineering students at CMU)
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Trained the students in
a number of instrumental methods:
- Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance
- FT-infrared and
UV-Vis spectroscopy
- HPLC and gas
chromatography
- Atomic Absorption
Spectroscopy.
Designed and
supervised team projects
for students taking 'Introduction to Chemical Analysis'
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A syllabus for
a graduate course that I would like to
teach one day...
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The Irydium project
- Java programming
for chemical education project at Carnegie-Mellon. Has some really interesting applets
well suited for
introductory chemistry classes.
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Education
related sites elsewhere: Educational Uses
of the WWW at MIT The World Lecture Hall Oxford VR
Cemistry Group Chemistry Information
Technology (Oxford)
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- Links to resources at
CMU and Penn:
- Teaching
at Carnegie Mellon
- Teaching
with Technology
- Eberly
Center for Teaching Excellence
- PennTeach:
Center for Teaching and Learning
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