Data Linearization Activity for Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Lectures

Throughout the undergraduate curriculum, students utilize linearized forms of nonlinear equationsfrom the Clausius–Clapeyron equation in general chemistry to the Michaelis–Menten equation in biochemistry. Presenting the linearized forms of equations as a fait accompli may be a lost opportunity to e...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 94; no. 5; pp. 610 - 614
Main Authors Harper, James K, Heider, Emily C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 09.05.2017
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Analytical chemistry
Chemistry
College students
Cost analysis
Curricula
Familiarity
Higher education
Linearization
Mathematical analysis
Nonlinear equations
Students
Hands-On Learning/Manipulatives
Upper-Division Undergraduate
Analytical Chemistry
Mathematics/Symbolic Mathematics
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Summary:Throughout the undergraduate curriculum, students utilize linearized forms of nonlinear equationsfrom the Clausius–Clapeyron equation in general chemistry to the Michaelis–Menten equation in biochemistry. Presenting the linearized forms of equations as a fait accompli may be a lost opportunity to empower students with understanding the general process of linearization as an analytical tool. This work describes a series of activities that can be implemented and spaced throughout the analytical chemistry curriculum. The activities are low-cost and chemical-free, so they can be implemented in a lecture setting. Distributed practice allows students to attain familiarity with linearization, and the practical guided application in class provides real experience with the otherwise abstract mathematical idea.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00687