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，在其上发展分析化学的概念和技术。对生态系统所有方面的化学监测将是实验室经验的一部分。该课程已经在入门阶段引入，现在将扩展到第三季度的新生水平的化学课程。这门课包括化学、工程、纺织和生物等专业。课程修改将把现实世界中的相关问题引入实验室课程，激发人们对化学的兴趣，并可能增加这一水平的化学专业学生的数量。这对初级/高级分析课程的影响将是大大增加可用于现代仪器的培训和独立工作的时间。拟议的课程修改将使人们更好地了解化学领域及其在环境和所有生物过程中所发挥的作用。*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