Instrumentation, experiments involving modem

Clearly the development of experiments involving modem instrumentation is a vibrant part of Physical Chemistry laboratory pedagogy. Equally clearly, there is now a need to focus more strongly on experiments involving instruments other than lasers or magnetic resonance spectrometers. 

Developments in the physical chemistry laboratory since the publication of the germinal text by Schwenz and Moore (/) are categorized and reviewed. The categories examined include modem instrumentation, current topics in chemistry, integrated laboratories, and developments based on chemical education research. New experiments involving traditional instrumentation and topics are include but are not reviewed extensively. 

The development of physical chemistry experiments is an active and vibrant endeavor. Since Schwenz and Moore came out in 1993, over 250 new experiments have been developed. These experiments involved a wide range of modem instrumentation and modem topics. They included innovative pedagogical approaches. They included a wide range of traditional topics as well. Together they reflect the importance of a wide range of experiments and approaches in a healthy physical chemistry curriculum. 

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