they will be used in subsequent work to obtain the free energies of hydration.General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health (NIH grant GM-14312). The work was carried out with the computer system at the Software Engineering Center (SEC) which was established as a partnership program between IBM Korea and the Systems Engineering Research Institute (SERI) at the Korea

This paper describes curriculum modules developed for first-year general chemistry laboratory courses that use scientific literature and creative experiment design to build information literacy in a student-centered learning environment. Two curriculum units are discussed: Exploring Scientific Literature and Design Your Own General Chemistry Laboratory Experiment. The modules sequentially develop and expand upon students’ chemical literacy, including the use of scientific literature to support experiment design. Student success is dependent on developing and using information literacy in service to critical thinking and practical analytical problem solving. A longitudinal study of students participating in this project surveyed self-assessed attitudes and beliefs. Initial findings suggest that introducing the scientific literature and building information literacy skills in first-year chemistry courses provide immediate and long-term benefits to student performance and engagement in the sciences. Course materials and assessment strategies used in the modules are provided as Supporting Information to this paper.

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This paper describes the methodology and implementation of a case study introducing the scientific literature and creative experiment design to honors general chemistry laboratory students. The purpose of this study is to determine whether first-year chemistry students can develop information literacy skills while they engage with the primary chemical literature. Subject-specific library instruction was paired with student assignments by using the scientific literature as a resource for ideas on developing general chemistry experiments of their own creation. Student performance and experiences were measured through examination of literature search processes; bibliographic citation analysis; in-class exercises; course grades; and pre-, post-, and longitudinal surveys. Statistical analysis indicated a positive relationship between the number of literature resources viewed during course activities and the final course grade. We identified a way to measure students' ability to narrow a range of information down to an important few, which is an essential part of establishing information literacy. Results show that the approach provides immediate and long-term benefits to student performance. First-year students were capable of effectively using sophisticated literature search tools, and as evidenced by their perceptions, students placed a high value on these skills.

a result that w i l l usually not conform to the experimental evidence.Adding a linear as well as a logarithmic term to gto expression A5 for g. In practice such a Ac,( 7") behavior will represent a first approximation only, but it serves the present qualitative purpose. The g(T) function IOd, used in the text for illustration, thus involves b = 0 and makes Acp nonzero but in-Thus we see that a linear dependence of Acp on T directly leads Registry NO. PMMA, 9011-14-7.The van der Zwan-Hynes relation connecting the solvation time and the dielectric friction for a solute in a polar solvent is tested via molecular dynamics computer simulation. For partially and fully ionic diatomic solute pairs in a model polar aprotic solvent, for which there is considerable dielectric friction, the relation is found to be satisfied to within a factor of 2 and to correctly follow the trends observed for different solute pairs. Deficiencies of the relation are also discussed. Pronounced solute rotational caging associated with strong electrostatic solutesolvent interactions is also observed.