chemistry

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Joyce Jacobson Kaufman rather than just read about it. In short: Joyce Jacobson Kaufman (June 21, 1929 - August 26, 2016) was an American chemist known for advancing the science of quantum chemistry and for clinical research on anaesthetics. Born to an immigrant family in the Bronx and educated at Johns Hopkins University, she worked at the Sorbonne and Martin Marietta before returning to Johns Hopkins.

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Reference excerpt

Joyce Jacobson Kaufman (June 21, 1929 - August 26, 2016) was an American chemist known for advancing the science of quantum chemistry and for clinical research on anaesthetics. Born to an immigrant family in the Bronx and educated at Johns Hopkins University, she worked at the Sorbonne and Martin Marietta before returning to Johns Hopkins. At Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with residences and interns, Kaufman studied the effect of drugs such as narcotics on the central nervous system. She was elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists in 1965, and of the American Physical Society in 1966. Her other accolades include the 1973 Garvan Medical Award of the American Chemical Society and the Legion of Honour in 1969.

References

Further reading Grinstein, Louise K.; Rose, Rose K.; Rafailovich, Miriam H. (1990). Women in chemistry and physics : a biobibliographic sourcebook. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313273827. Retrieved 24 March 2018. Shearer, Benjamin; Shearer, Barbara (1997). Notable women in the physical sciences : a biographical dictionary. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313293030. Retrieved 24 March 2018. Physical Chemistry Pathfinder Biography of Kaufman Archived 2021-11-18 at the Wayback Machine

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Joyce Jacobson Kaufman

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Joyce Jacobson Kaufman claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Joyce Jacobson Kaufman before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Joyce Jacobson Kaufman ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Joyce Jacobson Kaufman

In research: Joyce Jacobson Kaufman appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Joyce Jacobson Kaufman in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Joyce Jacobson Kaufman is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1929 births, 2016 deaths, 21st-century American women, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Joyce Jacobson Kaufman outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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