Literature Studies   

 

The current chemical literature is a collection of journals that are published either weekly or biweekly on all aspects of chemistry including the inorganic sub-discipline.  It is here that chemists learn the latest developments and cutting edge research that is continuing to form the foundation of chemistry.

 

You will periodically be asked to peruse this current chemical literature (current year only) and choose an article that illustrates some topic related to current lecture discussions.   Requests for these will be announced in class.  Some periodicals resources are linked below. 

 

Because of their ease of access (made possible by your tuition dollars and the library fee), American Chemical Society (ACS) electronic access journals are good sources to use.  Some useful links are

 

          ACS journals (through Torreyson Library)

          Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, English    

Dalton Transactions

 

Completed studies must                                         example

·  have your name in the file (if sent electronically)

·  be published in the current year

·  have the title of the article, including authors

·  have a complete citation:  Journal name, published year, volume, page(s).  You may also include the DOI number for quick referral.

·  ASAP (ACS As Soon as Publishable) articles can be used.  Their citation must include their Web-posting calendar date.

·  have at least three sentences in your own words (do not cut and paste from the article) explaining how this article illustrates some of the current chemistry being discussed in lecture. Be certain to include explicit and clear connections between content in the article and a topic from lecture.

 

Deadlines for the these are strictly enforced.  Official receipt times will be the time/date stamp when I receive them.  Studies more than one day late will not be accepted.