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In the Classroom
Apparent Paradoxes and Instructive Puzzles in Physical Chemistry
Lawrence S. Bartell
Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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August 2001
Vol. 78 No. 8
p. 1067

Abstract
Posing puzzles that challenged the imagination of students made lectures more lively and conveyed ideas in a way that made them stick with students longer than direct statements of fact and principle. Ten examples are presented, then explained in detail, showing wider implications.
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*  Citation
Bartell, Lawrence S. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1067.
*  Keywords
Humor / Puzzles; Physical Chemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids; Thermodynamics
*  History
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July 10, 2001
August 31, 2005
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