SCIENCE teachers, TEACHER training, CHEMISTRY education, HIGH schools, OCCUPATIONAL training, SECONDARY education, EFFECTIVE teaching, HIGH school students, and EDUCATION research
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The article discusses studies about developments in professional training of science teachers in high schools in the U.S. A chemistry teacher should have as a minimum, college courses in general inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis and physical chemistry. Organic chemistry is studied because of the basic principles and general information involved and the important role organic substances play in modern life. One of the conclusions reached by the Committee on Preparation of High School Chemistry teachers is that more extensive training and other sciences is urgently needed in many cases and these needs should be met either by decreasing the requirements in educational course, by increasing the number of credits required for graduation.
SCIENTISTS, BIOLOGISTS, BIOLOGICAL research, SCIENTIFIC community, and OXYTETRACYCLINE
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The article presents information on scientist Ben A. Sobin and his research achievements. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1912 and his graduate education took place at Ohio State University. He specialized in chemistry, organic chemistry, bacteriology and biochemistry. Professionally he worked in various organizations and his career with Pfizer Inc. began as chief of biologies control where he attained success in research assignment. One of them was the preparation of the first samples of Terramycin under Sobin's direction.
Journal of Chemical Education. Oct92, Vol. 69 Issue 10, p779. 4p. 12 Diagrams.
Subjects
CHEMISTRY education in universities & colleges and ORGANIC chemistry
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Discusses a modern approach to teaching organic chemistry. Organic chemistry courses must begin with structure. Suggests using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to introduce structure; Introduce students to symmetry axes and planes; Review valence of hydrogen and first-row elements; Give them the equation for calculating the number of sites of unsaturation from the molecular formula; Give students the results of 13C{1H} DEPT with details later; More.
Examines proposed partial least squares (PLS) multivariate statistical models for predicting concentration of hydrocarbon- and oxygen-containing functional groups for a calibration set of model homopolymers. Plasma-deposited films; Static secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS); PLS modeling; Preprocessing; Prediction of surface oxygen and hydrogen concentration.
Journal of Nutrition. Nov1993 Supplement, Vol. 123, p1963S-1964S. 2p.
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NUTRITION education, HIGHER education, ACADEMIC degrees, UNIVERSITY & college entrance requirements, and COLLEGE teachers
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The article provides information on the degree programs related to food science and human nutrition being offered by Colorado State University, Fort Collins. Peter J. Bechtel is the program director at the university. Entrance requirements include GPA with an aggregate of more than or equal to 3; courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry and physiology all with laboratories; and GRE aptitude test. The university offers both M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. The M.S. program emphasis in nutritional science or applied nutrition is offered with either a thesis or non-thesis option. The Ph.D. degree emphasizes basic sciences with research in nutritional biochemistry, nutrition education or food science. The M.S. degree requires 35 credits and a final exam, whereas the Ph.D. requires a minimum of 50 credits beyond the M.S. Tuition and fees per year are $2,874.08 for resident and $8,572.08 for nonresidents. The faculty include K.G.D. Allen, J.E. Anderson, G.W. Auld, P.J. Bechtel, S. Gregary and others.
