Advances in Teaching Physical Chemistry

1. Advances in Teaching Physical Chemistry: Overview ; Choosing Content for the Physical Chemistry Course ; 2. What to Teach in Physical Chemistry: Is There a Single Answer ; 3. Decisions in the Physical Chemistry Course ; 4. Integrating Research and Education to Create a Dynamic Physical Chemistry Curriculum ; 5. The Evolution of Physical Chemistry Course ; Philosophy of Physical Chemistry ; 6. Philosophy of Chemistry, Reduction, Emergence, and Chemical Education ; Teaching Literature Review ; 7. Teaching and Learning Physical Chemistry: A Review of Educational Research ; Laboratory Literature Review ; 8. Modern Developments in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory ; Problem-Solving Issues in Quantum Mechanics ; 9. Existence of a Problem-Solving Mindset among Students Taking Quantum Mechanics and Its Implications ; Using Computers to Aid in the Teaching of Physical Chemistry ; 10. Physical Chemistry Curriculum: Into the Future with Digital Technology ; 11. "Partial Derivatives:Are You Kidding":Teaching Thermodynamics Using Virtual Substance ; 12. Molecular-Level Simulations as a Chemistry Teaching Tool ; 13. Introduction of a Computational Laboratory into the Physical Chemistry Curriculum ; American Chemical Society Examinations ; 14. The Effects of Physical Chemistry Curriculum Reform on the American Chemical Society DivCHED Physical Chemistry Examinations ; Innovative Ways of Teaching ; 15. Walking the Tightrope: Teaching the Timeless fundamentals in the context of Modern Physical Chemistry ; 16. The Process Oreinted Guided Inquiry Learning Approach to Teaching Physical Chemistry ; 17. Teaching Physical Chemistry: Let's Teach Kinetics First ; 18. Fitting Physical Chemistry into a Crowded Curriculum: A Rigorous One-Semester Physical Chemistry Course with Laboratory ; Author Index ; Subject Index