Collections:JCE Digital Library:Data-Driven Exercises

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The ability to analyze data within the context of a model is a vital skill for a scientist, and chemistry makes heavy use of mathematical models. Consequently, students' learning of chemistry is greatly enhanced by activities through which they are presented with real-world data and guided to analyze the data according to a quantitative model. These activities are even more rewarding when they introduce students to new numerical methods, involve consideration of errors, and ultimately lead students to contemplate the validity of the model.

JCE Data-Driven Exercises is a collection of such ‘data-driven’ chemistry exercises. Assignments are arranged by topical area and include

1. a description of the goals, prerequisites and resources that will be needed to complete the assignment
2. a brief theoretical description of the phenomena of interest and an explanation (or illustration) of the experiment that generated the experimental data
3. the raw data
4. a suggested protocol of data analysis and questions that should be addressed

Field Name Field Type Description Comment title text The title of the article commentsTo text A field to inform the reader who to refer to for the particular article(Usually the Author) goals text The goals for the particular article Helpful for giving a brief synopsis preRequisites text A list of requirements before attempting to understand or attempt the exercises of the particular article resourcesNeeded text Machine requirements Often these are requirements for software background text Information provided for knowledge that is helpful in completing the exercise experimentalData text Data for exercise completion exercise text The questions and manipulation of the data articleID int Identification variable for specific article TOCID int Identification number for the table of contents documentID int An integer that keeps track of the specific document documentTitle text Name of the document documentDescription text A description of the document documentURL text URL of document This is used when the document is not an on-site document parent int Integer that shows which table of contents item contains this particular heading order int Keeps track of the order of the headings within the table of contents

Collection Curator, Feature Editor

W. Tandy Grubbs Department of Chemistry Stetson University DeLand, FL 32720