“THE MAGIC OF CHEMISTRY” – A DAY OF CHEMISTRY AT THE LANGUAGE SECONDARY SCHOOL “ACADEMICIAN LYUDMIL STOYANOV”

ENHANCEMENT THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS TO SCIENCE THROUGH DRAMA ACTIVITIES

THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CHEMISTRY 2011 IN POSTAGE STAMPS

The world initiative “International Year of Chemistry 2011” has been closed. The main goal of the initiative was to improve the image of chemistry in the public emphasizing on the chemistry achievements which changed the life of people in the contemporary worl...

GENERIC SKILLS AND COMPETENCES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHEMISTRY GRADUATES OF SOFIA UNIVERSITY

The present study seeks a relationship between learning in the Faculty of Chemistry at Sofia University and the career development of the graduates. For this purpose an online-based survey of 100 students was conducted. The students graduated with Bachelor or...

THE PORTFOLIO AS A TOOL FOR MONITORING OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF SCIENCE TEACHERS

This paper argues that the schoolteacher’s portfolio could be used for monitoring of the teachers’ professional interests and competences. For this aim a system of criteria for quantitative assessment of portfolios is suggested. The results when applying this...

A NEW ALGEBRA FOR BALANCING SPECIAL CHEMICAL REACTIONS

In this article are balanced only special chemical reactions which have non-unique coefficients, or so-called <i>continuum reactions</i>. For that kind of chemical reactions is made a completely new algebraic analysis by virtue of determined generators. Here t...

RE-EXAMINING TRADITIONAL AND ROTATIONAL CANONICAL PARTITION FUNCTIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: EXACT AND INSIGHTFUL VIEWS

This study explores the canonical partition function of both translational and rotational motion quantum mechanically and in the semi-classical limit (high temperature limit) at all conditions, including all temperatures. The treatment of physical chemistry te...

PROFESSOR DIMITER IVANOV – LIFE AND SCIENTIFIC WORK

The article presents a comprehensive biography of the famous Bulgarian organic chemistAcademician Dimiter Ivanov by one of his closest associates, disciple and follower – Professor Christo Ivanov, who succeeded him as Head of the Department of Oganic Chemistry...

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: COMPETENCIES AND BELIEFS OF BULGARIAN TEACHERS

The meaningful integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the learning process is viewed as one of the key instruments for improving the quality of pupils’learning experiences; it is also among the priorities of the school reform in Bul...

A GUIDE FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN THE SCIENCE OF EDUCATION

In 13 book chapters Willis, Inman and Valenti (2010) give comprehensive information how to write a dissertation in science of education. All the stages of the research process in that field are described in details: selecting the topic and purpose of the disse...

ALGOLOGY

Познанията за водораслите имат огромно теоретично и приложно значение, тъй като тези организми са в основите и в началото на биологичната еволюция. Те са многолика и характерна група. Висшите водорасли, заедно с гъбите, са първите еукариоти, които експер...

ЗА ПРИРОДНИТЕ НАУКИ И ЗА ПРАКТИКУМА ПО ФИЗИКА (Иванов, 1926)