What is X? A Classroom Exercise Adrián G. Lo CascioRaquel M. Cravero In the Classroom Pages: 258 - 260
The Three-Center, Four-Electron Bond in Hexacoordinated AB6-Type Main Group Molecules: An Alternative Model of Bonding without d-Orbital Participation in the Central Atom Xiaoping Sun In the Classroom Pages: 261 - 264
Teaching Chemometrics with a Bioprocess: Analytical Methods Comparison Using Bivariate Linear Regression Vanina G. FrancoVictor E. MantovaniAlejandro C. Olivieri Laboratories and Demonstrations Pages: 265 - 269
Isolation of (R)-(+)-Pulegone from the European Pennyroyal Mint, Mentha Pulegium Larry G. French Laboratories and Demonstrations Pages: 270 - 277
Ozone Decomposition Data for Kinetics Exercises Thomas J. ManningBrian LittleClint Schibner Laboratories and Demonstrations Pages: 278 - 283
Determination of DNA Bases Using Electrochemistry: A Discovery-Based Experiment Sean C. BrooksMark M. Richter Laboratories and Demonstrations Pages: 284 - 287
How to Use Visual Basic to Interface Scientific Instruments to a Personal Computer Nikos PapadopoulosMaria Limniou Computers in Chemistry Pages: 288 - 291
Using Molecular Modeling in the Organic Chemistry Course for Majors Ingrid MontesJosé A. PrietoMarilyn García Computers in Chemistry Pages: 293 - 296
A Cognitive Modeling Tutor Supporting Student Inquiry for Balancing Chemical Equations Benny G. JohnsonDale A. Holder Computers in Chemistry Pages: 297 - 302
In Memoriam Martin D. Kamen (1913–2002), Nuclear Scientist and Biochemist George B. Kauffman Chemistry and History Pages: 304 - 308
Sugar, Quartz, Diamonds: Crystalline Perfection (The Science Bag). Dennis Bennett. 56:42-minute VHS videocassette, Catalog No. CRY123, 1995. $89.00 plus shipping & handling (7#x00025; of catalog price with a minimum of $6.00). Order from: Blue Sky Associates, 1208 Bridge Street, Grafton, WI 53024; Telephone: (262) 377-1398; FAX: (262) 377-7750; email: science@blueskyassociates.com; Web site, which contains an order form and brief descriptions of current titles: http://www.blueskyassociates.com George B. KauffmanAnastacia Melendy Media Reviews Pages: 309 - 309
Scientific American’s ‘The Amateur Scientist’: The Complete 20th Century Collection on CD-ROM. Shawn Carlson and Sheldon Greaves, editors. CD-ROM, 2000. ISBN 0-9703476-X. $39.99. Order from: Tinker.s Guild, 410 Tiogue Avenue, Coventry, RI 02816; Telephone: (401) 823-7367 (Voice and FAX); Toll-free, (888) 875-4255; email: info@tinkersguild.com; for purchase orders from schools, museums, and other educational institutions: FAX: (877) 503-0148 or mail to above address; Web site, which contains an order form and complete list of all articles, arranged by subject: http://www.tinkersguild.com/ George B. KauffmanBrian Fischer Media Reviews Pages: 310 - 311
The Standard Deviants Present: Chemistry, Part 1. The Standard Deviants Academic Team including David Rowley and David Ramaker. 1-hour-56-minute VHS videocassette, 1998. $19.95. Order from: Cerebellum Corporation, 2890 Emma Lee Street, Falls Church, VA 22042; Telephone: (800) 238-9669; email: info@cerebellum.com; Web site: http://www.cerebellum.com George B. KauffmanBrian Fischer Media Reviews Pages: 311 - 312
The Chemistry Animation Project. A series of VHS videocassettes for nonprofit educational use only. Nathan S. Lewis, project director. VHS videocassette, 1994-. $19.95 plus postage and handling. Order from: California Institute of Technology Bookstore, Mail Code 1-51, Pasadena, CA 91125; Telephone: (800) 514-BOOK; FAX: (626) 795-3156; email: citbook@caltech.edu George B. KauffmanHiram William Blanken Media Reviews Pages: 312 - 314
Linus Pauling: Scientist and Peacemaker. Edited by Clifford Mead and Thomas Hager. Oregon State University Press: Corvallis, Oregon (http://osu.orst.edu/dept/press), 2001. x + 272 pp. hardcover. 18.3 × 26.0 cm. $35.00. ISBN 0-87071-489-9. To order by email: special.collections@orst.edu George B. KauffmanLaurie M. Kauffman Media Reviews Pages: 314 - 319
Creative Evolutionary Systems. Peter J. Bentley and David W. Corne, editors. Academic Press: San Diego, Morgan Kaufmann: San Francisco. £43.95. ISBN 1-55860-673-4 George B. KauffmanAnastacia Melendy Media Reviews Pages: 319 - 321
Electroanalytical Methods: Guide to Experiments and Applications. F. Scholz, Editor. Springer-Verlag: Berlin, 2002. 331 pp. 100 figures, 31 tables. £49.00 (€69.95 + VAT) ISBN: 3-540-42229-3 (hardcover) Jay D. Wadhawan Media Reviews Pages: 321 - 322
Inorganic Syntheses, Vol. 33. Dimitri Coucouvanis, Editor-in-Chief. John Wiley & Sons: New York, 2002. xxiv + 276 pp. hardcover. 15.5 × 23.5 cm. $90.00. ISBN 0-471-20825-6 George B. Kauffman Media Reviews Pages: 322 - 323
Organic Chemistry Science Tutorials. M. C. H. Multimedia, Inc. Compact Disc. Order from: M. C. H. Multimedia, Inc., 1-888-390-7947, Web site: mchmultimedia.com; $79.99 (student price: $39.99) Jeff Willemsen Media Reviews Pages: 323 - 323