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An integrated, systems
based, methodology for the basic study and instruction of general chemistry with the formulation of problems
and open-inquiry exercises: Closing
the loop
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Kenneth
M. Maloney, Chemistry
and Physics Division, Baton
Rouge Community College,
201 Community College Drive,
Baton Rouge, LA
70806, Fax: 225
216 6801, Kennethbaseline@kennethmaloney.com
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A complimentary
approach has been developed and applied to the analysis of experimental
data derived from selected laboratory experiments in basic general
science(i.e., chemistry and physics).
Analysis of the experimental data simply involves the conservation
laws. Of these laws, one of the
most fundamental is the law of the conservation of mass which, in a
chemical reaction, is expressed as the stoichiometry of the reaction. This seamless approach is a learning tool
which has evolved directly from a number of significant student
inquiries. In effect, the importance
of the inquiry approach to learning and the interdependence of the
conservation of mass and time, in chemical reaction systems, are
illustrated. As an example, a study
problem/exercise designed for the basic levels of instruction, formulated
with this basic learning tool, is presented.
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