Chemistry, life, the universe, and everything: A new approach to general chemistry, and a model for curriculum reform

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1116-1122

  Cooper, Melanie ^a   Klymkowsky, Michael ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; Curriculum; First Year Undergraduate General; Testing Assessment; Textbooks Reference Books

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884171720     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed300456y     Document Type: Article

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