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  • Too Little? Too Much? Chapter 7 is just Right! October 11, 2017
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  • Time Well Spent November 14, 2016
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  • No Pain, Lots of Gain October 3, 2016
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  • Right Where I Want my Students to Be April 14, 2016
  • All Downhill After the Aldol April 7, 2016
  • Cutting off the Tail March 31, 2016
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  • When to Introduce Conjugate Addition: Sometimes More is More March 17, 2016
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  • Are Mechanisms Just for Chemistry Majors? January 28, 2016
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  • The Right Time for Synthesis? November 20, 2015
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