Northern Division Meeting - Saturday March 6, 2010
10:00am-1:00pm (registration at 9:30am)
University of New Hampshire: Academy Way (off of Mill Road), Durham NH
Lobby of Parsons Hall (then room L-103). Parking in "B-lot" adjacent to
Parsons Hall. There are also parking meters in front.
Topics: History of Chemistry and Spartan Molecular Modeling
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9:30 Registration and light refreshments
10:00 Don't Flog Phlogiston: The Value of an Incorrect Theory Dr.
Art Greenberg - author of four books on the history of chemistry. He will
share some of his knowledge and discuss ways to bring history into the
classroom. He also plans to bring in a brief discussion of the
Djerassi/Hoffmann play, "Oxygen."
11:30 Molecular Modeling in the Chemistry Classroom Dr. Richard
Johnson - Explores how to use Spartan software for molecular modeling.
Hands on practice and several free copies available. Bring a laptop if you
can and if you have the program already - bring it too because he has new
apps to add to it.
1:00 Lunch in the cafeteria (on your own)
Check the website at www.neact.org for postponement due to snow.
RSVP to David Crockett chembycrocky@xxxxxxxxx or Jerusha Vogel
<mailto:jj@xxxxxxxx> jj@k 2sw.com (203-761-8587)
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