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Chemical Education Today
Commentary
The Teaching of the History of Chemistry
John T. Stock
Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3060

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June 2004
Vol. 81 No. 6
p. 793

Abstract
A national survey of approximately 570 mainly undergraduate institutions has shown that only a few offer specific courses on the history of chemistry. Considerably more offer the history of science, usually within other departments such as a Department of History. The inclusion of some history within regular chemistry courses is quite common, with coverage varying from slight to extensive. While a lack of time prohibits most modern chemical curricula from including a specific history of chemistry course, about five institutions were studying or planning such an addition.
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Stock, John T. . J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 793.
*  Keywords
Curriculum; History / Philosophy; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
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May 2, 2004
January 21, 2005
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