Data Linearization Activity For Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Lectures

Keywords

Analytical Chemistry; Hands-On Learning/Manipulatives; Mathematics/Symbolic Mathematics; Upper-Division Undergraduate

Abstract

Throughout the undergraduate curriculum, students utilize linearized forms of nonlinear equations-from the Clausius-Clapeyron equation in general chemistry to the Michaelis-Menten equation in biochemistry. Presenting the linearized forms of equations as a fait accompli may be a lost opportunity to empower students with understanding the general process of linearization as an analytical tool. This work describes a series of activities that can be implemented and spaced throughout the analytical chemistry curriculum. The activities are low-cost and chemical-free, so they can be implemented in a lecture setting. Distributed practice allows students to attain familiarity with linearization, and the practical guided application in class provides real experience with the otherwise abstract mathematical idea.

Publication Date

5-9-2017

Publication Title

Journal of Chemical Education

Volume

94

Issue

5

Number of Pages

610-614

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00687

Socpus ID

85019141323 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85019141323

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