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Javametrics 101: Introducing Nonscience Majors to the Chemistry Laboratory

Journal of College Science Teaching—October 2000

A novel way to introduce nonscience majors to the chemistry laboratory using hands-on experiments can be done with one of college students’ favorite beverages—coffee. The course described in this article, Javametrics 101, integrates the art, literature, history, and music of coffee with experiments that emphasize the scientific method.

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