I am seeking insight and originality not a rephrasing of the listed materials. YOU MUST PROVIDE a title that presents your originality. No title equals no extra credit!
To show your insight YOU MUST USE the format of
TITLE
I. Introduction
II. Discussion
III. Conclusion
No required format equals no extra credit. Most acceptable papers will add one percentage point to the final grade. Papers that only paraphrase the assi gned content and offer no originality will receive no additional credit. Exceptionally original papers may receive additions of two or (very rarely) three percentage points.
The authors of our textbook maintain a web site for use with the text. The address is
about which you may write a reaction paper for extra credit.
Go to the above address, select Chapter 1, Chemistry: a Science for All Seasons and "wander" about taking lots of notes as you learn about the content for Chapter 1. Then using your notes and your acquired opinions write your reaction paper using the above stated format:
TITLE
I. Introduction
II. Discussion
III. Conclusion
Chemical and Engineering News is the weekly
magazine of the 162,000 members of the American Chemical Society.
A page called What's
that Stuff is a feature of the publication. Go to that site and
pick three of the topics that you think might have something in common.
Read the three and take lots of notes. Then using your notes and
your acquired opinions write your reaction paper using the above stated
format:
TITLE
I. Introduction
II. Discussion
III. Conclusion
The element chlorine, atomic number 17, is one of our more valuable industrial chemicals. Chlorine is extremely chemically reactive (has much chemical energy) and is not found in nature. It must be recovered from nature. Chlorine is recovered from sodium chloride (NaCl) and from sea water by use of electrochemistry (see Chapter 8 in our textbook) wherein chloride ion is oxidized to chlorine gas (2Cl- -----> Cl2 + 2 electrons). When you use a battery you transduce chemical energy into electrical energy. In the case of chlorine you are essentially reversing the direction of electron flow and converting electrical energy into chemical energy.
Industry produces by this electrochemistry over 11 billion kilograms of chlorine every year. The Chlorine Chemistry Council maintains a web site to educate you, the public, all about this chemical which is so useful to society. Go to their web site, investigate the content, take lots of notes and then using your notes and your acquired opinions write your reaction paper using the required format:
TITLE
I. Introduction
II. Discussion
III. Conclusion
Remember: your title should
be a cogent statement of how you evaluate the site!
Due Oct. 31
Chapter 10 of out text is on polymers, many of which are called plastics. These are molecules of high molecular weight. Different properties can be built into the plastics by varying the chemical content and structure. The plastics industry has a web site for the Society of the Plastics Industry . This paper will visit that site and recover information for the topic that you select to write about. The intent is to familiarize you with one of the great chemical industries of our country and their products that enhance our quality of life. Go to their web site, investigate the content, take lots of notes and then using your notes and your acquired opinions write your reaction paper using the required format:
TITLE
I. Introduction
II. Discussion
III. Conclusion
Remember: your title should
be a cogent statement of how you evaluate the site!
In Chapter 15 of our text biochemistry is introduced to you. Most fundamental to understanding your body chemistry is for you to understand the prime importance of the structure of your proteins. The primary structure of protein is the ordering of the amino acids of that protein (which you might view as a string of pearls with each pearl being one of the twenty commonly occurring amino acids). This ordering isdictated by your genetic information along your chromosomes. The primary structure then forms secondary, tertiary and sometimes quartenary structures which allow that protein to perform it's function. In this paper I want you to closely read a paper entitled Unraveling the Mystery of Protein Folding (by W. A. (Bill) Thomasson). The paper has some redirections to other readings for you to also read. Take notes as you read and think up an original title for what you decide to write. Do try to incorporate material from Chapter 15 into your paper which uses the usual format
TITLE
I. Introduction
II. Discussion
III. Conclusion
Marijuana is discussed on pages 593-594 of our text. This paper will add to that discussion by using a web page at the Mayo Clinic. The site has some redirections to other readings for you to also read. Take notes as you read and think up an original title for what you decide to write using the usual format
TITLE
I. Introduction
II. Discussion
III. Conclusion