Faculty perspectives of undergraduate chemistry laboratory: Goals and obstacles to success

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1416-1424

  Bruck, Laura B ^a   Towns, Marcy ^a   Bretz, Stacey Lowery ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650088172     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed900002d     Document Type: Article

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