Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Chemistry Through theUse of a Gas Chromatograph/Mass Selective Detector System

卡尔顿学院（Carleton College）的本科化学课程正在使用最近获得的多功能、最先进的气相色谱仪/质量选择检测器。学生直接接触这种精密的微电脑控制仪器为学生从事科学事业提供了强大的动力。该系统用于高年级和入门级课程，包括大三综合实验序列、本科研究项目、有机化学和化学入门实验室。卡尔顿大学化学专业的学生中有很大一部分是女性。

A recently acquired, versatile, state-of-the-art gas chromatograph/mass selective detector (GC/MSD) is now being used in the undergraduate chemistry program at Carleton College. Direct student access to this sophisticated microcomputer-controlled instrument provides powerful motivation for students to follow careers in science. The system is used in both upper-level and introductory-level courses, including the junior-year integrated laboratory sequence, undergraduate research projects, organic chemistry, and the introductory chemistry laboratory. A significant fraction of the chemistry majors at Carleton are women.