Integration of Electrochemistry into the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

化学(12)尽管通过电化学技术可以获得多种类型的动力学和热力学信息，但很少有本科生有机会进行这样的实验。该项目寻求通过购买计算机控制的恒电位仪来解决这一不足。仪器的使用贯穿了整个化学课程，从有机化学开始，一直到本科生的研究。该项目借鉴了阿巴拉契亚州立大学霍尔德开发的模型，并改编了研究文献中的实验。所选的实验是对特定课程中所涵盖材料的补充，并说明了电化学技术在理解分子性质方面的有用性。该项目尤其有利于第一代大学生，他们约占COE入学班级的40%。一个由电化学专业人员(来自爱荷华大学、康奈尔学院和柯林斯印刷电路)组成的咨询委员会已经成立，以协助评估和开发适合于本科生实验室使用的新实验。咨询委员会包括来自工业、生物化学、材料科学和环境工程的专业知识；正在开发的新实验包括这些跨学科领域。希望学生对使用电化学解决化学问题有广泛的了解。传播将包括在区域和国家会议上的发言，在化学教育文献和研究文献中发表，以及创建一个电化学教育网页。

Chemistry (12)In spite of the many types of kinetic and thermodynamic information available through electrochemical techniques, few undergraduates have the opportunity to carry out such experiments. This project seeks to address this deficiency through the acquisition of a computer controlled potentiostat. Use of the instrument is being implemented throughout the chemistry curriculum beginning with Organic Chemistry and culminating in undergraduate research. The project draws from a model developed by Holder at Appalachian State University and adapts experiments from the research literature. Experiments are selected which complement the material being covered in a particular course, and which illustrate the usefulness of electrochemical techniques for understanding molecular properties. The project is particularly benefiting first generation college students, who comprise approximately 40% of Coe's entering classes. An advisory committee of electrochemistry professionals (from the University of Iowa, Cornell College, and Collins Printed Circuits) has been formed to assist in evaluation and in the development of new experiments suitable for use in undergraduate laboratories. The advisory committee includes expertise from industry, biochemistry, material science, and environmental engineering; the new experiments being developed include these interdisciplinary areas. Students are expected to gain a broad understanding of the use of electrochemistry to solve chemical problems. Dissemination will include presentations at regional and national meetings, publication in the chemical education literature and research literature, and creation of an electrochemical education Web page.