Synthesis of complex natural products as a vehicle for student-centered, problem-based learning

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1259-1260

  Cannon, Kevin C ^a   Krow, Grant R ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

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EID: 11644326606     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed075p1259     Document Type: Article

References (10)

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3. For discussion of construction of knowledge by learners as a guiding principle, see: Eḡe, S. N.; Coppola, B. F.; Lawton, R. G. J. Chem. Educ. 1997, 74, 74. Herron, J. D. The Chemistry Classroom; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1996.
4. For discussion of construction of knowledge by learners as a guiding principle, see: Eḡe, S. N.; Coppola, B. F.; Lawton, R. G. J. Chem. Educ. 1997, 74, 74. Herron, J. D. The Chemistry Classroom; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1996.
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10. An especially useful text for our purposes is: Nicolaou, K. C.; Sorensen, E. J. Classics in Total Synthesis; VCH: NY, 1996.