It's Just Math: Research on Students' Understanding of Chemistry and Mathematics

Contents......Page 8
1How Did We Get Here? Using and Applying Mathematics in Chemistry......Page 10
2A Modeling Perspective on Supporting Students’ Reasoning with Mathematics in Chemistry......Page 18
3Mathematics in Chemical Kinetics: Which Is the Cart and Which Is the Horse?......Page 34
4Graphs: Working with Models at the Crossroad between Chemistry and Mathematics......Page 56
5Graphs as Objects: Mathematical Resources Used by Undergraduate Biochemistry Students To Reason about Enzyme Kinetics......Page 78
6Math Self-Beliefs Relate to Achievement in Introductory Chemistry Courses......Page 90
7But You Didn’t Give Me the Formula!” and Other Math Challenges in the Context of a Chemistry Course......Page 114
8Transition of Mathematics Skills into Introductory Chemistry Problem Solving......Page 128
9Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching in Chemistry: Identifying Opportunities To Advance Instruction......Page 144
10The Logic of Proportional Reasoning and Its Transfer into Chemistry......Page 166
11Making Sense of Mathematical Relationships in Physical Chemistry......Page 182
12What Education Research Related to Calculus Derivatives and Integrals Implies for Chemistry Instruction and Learning......Page 196
13Developing an Active Approach to Chemistry-Based Group Theory......Page 222
14Systems Thinking as a Vehicle To Introduce Additional Computational Thinking Skills in General Chemistry......Page 248
15Video-Based Kinetic Analysis of Period Variations and Oscillation Patterns in the Ce/Fe-Catalyzed Four-Color Belousov–Zhabotinsky Oscillating Reaction......Page 260
Editors’ Biographies......Page 280
Indexes......Page 282
Author Index......Page 284
Subject Index......Page 286