The tip of the iceberg in organic chemistry classes: How do students deal with the invisible?

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-21

  Graulich, Nicole ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84929261071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4rp00165f     Document Type: Review

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