Abstract
Different Approaches to Teaching Electrochemistry and Equilibria II - Updates and Aftermath
Meeting abstracts (Electrochemical Society), Vol.MA2023-01(44), pp.2440-2440
08/28/2023
DOI: 10.1149/MA2023-01442440mtgabs
Abstract
Instruction in electrochemistry and equilibria was once algebraically intensive. But the skills of contemporary undergraduates have changed. Instruction has shifted to spreadsheets, web searching, and mathematical manipulators (e.g., Wolfram Widgets®). Emphasis on methods of problem solving requires full access to web tools, open book/ open computer exams, and new ways to present data. For electrochemistry and equilibria, tools include systematic treatment of equilibria + Wolfram Widgets to complete the algebra once the system is specified; potential axes to identify spontaneous reactions and pH dependence; and spreadsheets tailored to various classes of titrations that are developed by the students with video supplements. Here, several newly deployed tools for undergraduate instruction are briefly introduced. The commercial tools are available at little or no cost. Wolfram Widgets® “Walk the Duck” Voltammetry i vs E and Ohm’s law Merge Cubes® for display of 3D data AfterMath cyclic voltammetric simulations (Pine Research) ProWriting Aid® and BibCitation® Tools are provided to allow students to “See the Beaker” and to encourage the students to speculate about chemical systems and test their ideas. Acknowledgments: Work supported by the Carver Foundation and Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards (ITTA) at the University of Iowa
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Different Approaches to Teaching Electrochemistry and Equilibria II - Updates and Aftermath
- Creators
- Joshua Richard Coduto - University of IowaAndy Peter Lazicki - University of IowaTimothy PaschkewitzJohna Leddy - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- Meeting abstracts (Electrochemical Society), Vol.MA2023-01(44), pp.2440-2440
- DOI
- 10.1149/MA2023-01442440mtgabs
- ISSN
- 2151-2043
- eISSN
- 2151-2043
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/28/2023
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Record Identifier
- 9984466771502771
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