Parking is 60 per hour. For southern approaches to campus, both ramps can be reached by travelling north on Madison Street. The availability of the Internet and computer hardware and software present tempting opportunities for chemistry instruction. Most chemistry instructors would not wish to spend class time although such an exercise would be deemed worthy of student efforts. A second general area in which technology might be useful to the faculty and students would be homework.
Large institutions make written assignment grading very daunting.
If the homework comes with feedback, real learning is accomplished. Furthermore, if the instructor can monitor progress while assignments are being completed, additional illustrated examples can be added to lecture, additional conceptual material introduced, or discussion sections repurposed. Although the data come from students at medium-sized public institutions, they provide an enlightening look at current college students and their instructors. Biographical Sketch of Dr. Pienta Norb Pienta was born and raised in upstate New York, where he developed an interest in chemistry in the shadow of one of the world's largest steel mills. He attended the University of Rochester and received a BS in chemistry in 1974.