Opportunity to undertake supervised research should be made available to all qualified chemistry maj ors. An independent problem serves not only to stimulate interest in the student's chosen field, but also affords a means of introducing him to literature searching, independent experimental work, and report writing. If at all possible, such problems should be selected from an area in which the student has developed some interest.
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