Chemical Demonstrations : A Handbook for Teachers of Chemistry Vol 3 (Volume 3) - Hardcover

Shakhashiri, Bassam Z.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0299119505 ISBN 13: 9780299119508

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 1989

Synopsis

    The demonstrations capture interest, teach, inform, fascinate, amaze, and perhaps, most importantly, involve students in chemistry. Nowhere else will you find books that answer, "How come it happens? . . . Is it safe? . . . What do I do with all the stuff when the demo is over?"
    Shakhashiri and his collaborators offer 282 chemical demonstrations arranged in 11 chapters. Each demonstration includes seven sections: a brief summary, a materials list, a step-by-step account of procedures to be used, an explanation of the hazards involved, information on how to store or dispose of the chemicals used, a discussion of the phenomena displayed and principles illustrated by the demonstration, and a list of references. You'll find safety emphasized throughout the book in each demonstration.

About this title

About the Author:

Bassam Z. Shakhashiri is professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and founder of the Institute for Chemical Education. He is a recipient of the American Chemical Society's James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry as well as many other awards.

Review:

 "As far as I am concerned, this series is the best thing that has happened to me. I recommend it without reservation for all levels of chemistry teaching."—Howard Nechamkin, Journal of College Science Teaching

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0299119505
• ISBN 13: 9780299119508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424