Use of an Aquatic Ecosystem in Undergraduate Chemistry Curricula

9354530休斯该项目将利用一个大型水族馆作为水生生态系统，在此基础上发展分析化学的概念和技术。 对生态系统各个方面的化学监测将是实验室经验的一部分的基础。 该课程，已经介绍了在入门级，现在将扩大到第三季度新生水平的化学课。 这个班包括未来的化学，工程，纺织和生物专业。课程的修改将引入相关的问题，从真实的世界到实验室课程，刺激增加化学的兴趣，并可能增加化学专业的人数在这一水平。对初级/高级分析课程的影响将大大增加现代仪器培训和独立工作的时间。 拟议的课程修改将为化学领域及其在环境和所有生物过程中发挥的作用提供更大的赞赏。 *y

9354530 Hughes The project will make use of a large aquarium as an aquatic ecosystem on which to develop concepts and techniques of analytical chemistry. Chemical monitoring of all aspects of the ecosystem will be the basis for a part of the laboratory experience. The curriculum, already introduced at the introductory level, now will be expanded to the third quarter freshman level chemistry class. This class includes prospective chemistry, engineering, textile, and biology majors. The course modifications will introduce relevant problems from the real world into the laboratory curriculum, stimulate increased interest in chemistry, and possibly increase the number of chemistry majors at this level. The affect on the junior/senior analytical curriculum will be to significantly increase the amount of time available for training and independent work on modern instrumentation. The proposed course modifications will provide a greater appreciation for the field of chemistry and the role it plays in the environment and all biological processes. ***y