Atoms-first curriculum: A comparison of student success in general chemistry

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1433-1436

  Esterling, Kevin M ^a   Bartels, Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic Properties Structure; Curriculum; First Year Undergraduate General; Testing Assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887572386     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed300725m     Document Type: Article

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