Bret R. Findley*, George L. Ashline, Barbara M. O’Donovan, Mitchell J. Andrea and Dylan R. Wawruck,
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This paper describes an interdisciplinary collaboration of faculty and students from chemistry and mathematics to develop and implement an activity showcasing the relevance of calculus in chemistry to first-semester calculus students. The activity focuses on using calculus optimization methods to maximize the ground-state radial probability distribution function for the hydrogen atom and verify that the Bohr radius gives the desired maximum. Broader goals include encouraging further mathematics study by chemistry students, enhancing awareness of calculus applications to the sciences, preparing students for physical chemistry, and cultivating scientists and mathematicians with broader and deeper backgrounds.
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The Journal of Chemical Education is the official journal of the Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society, co-published with the American Chemical Society Publications Division. Launched in 1924, the Journal of Chemical Education is the world’s premier chemical education journal. The Journal publishes peer-reviewed articles and related information as a resource to those in the field of chemical education and to those institutions that serve them. JCE typically addresses chemical content, activities, laboratory experiments, instructional methods, and pedagogies. The Journal serves as a means of communication among people across the world who are interested in the teaching and learning of chemistry. This includes instructors of chemistry from middle school through graduate school, professional staff who support these teaching activities, as well as some scientists in commerce, industry, and government.
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