Chemistry-Study and teaching; Wilderness areas; Parks, National
Homepage for the Fall 2006 and 2008 ID1 class known as "The Wilderness, Paradise on Earth?". The page provides information on the course's goals, mechanics and resources.
Students of The Claremont Colleges have worked with Professor Steinmetz on numerous trail restoration projects in the San Gabriel River Ranger District of the Angeles National Forest, the oldest national forest in California and the fifth oldest in...
Syllabus for the freshman seminar course ID1, Critical Inquiry, Section 25, also known as "The Wilderness, Paradise on Earth?”. The handout provides information on the course's instructor, readings, logistics, graded assignments and schedule. It...
Page providing details on the ID1, Critical Inquiry, Section 25 field trip to the West Fork of Bear Creek on September 20, 2008. It describes the area and contains links to relevant maps and images.
Picture of the view taken near the Thursday lunch spot at the trail junction. It shows the main ridge of the mountains in the San Gorgonio wilderness including San Bernardino Peak and East San Bernardino Peak, the goals of last year's Orientation...
An annotated bibliography for Biochemistry, with links to sources of chemical data on the World Wide Web involving general resources, protein structure, the structure and chemistry of nucleic acids, enzymology and protein chemistry.
Chemistry-Study and teaching; Handouts; Thermodynamics; First law of thermodynamics; Chemical equilibrium
Introduction. The purpose of this short discussion is to provide a correct yet understandable introduction to thermodynamics. It is intended to replace and not complement the material in your text. The author is schooled in the Oberlin school of...
Picture of the view to the south, taken from the ridge close to the summit of San Gorgonio. This image was taken on the 1997 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the high country, taken on the third day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek. As the group left the summit of San Gorgonio, they took a short detour and obtained this fine view of the San...
Picture of the group resting at the saddle on the trail to San Jacinto Peak, taken on Tuesday during the 1999 orientation adventure: backpacking San Jacinto Peak via Humber Park.
Homepage for the pages administered by Wayne E. Steinmetz, of the Pomona College Chemistry Department. It contains links to the various classes and other college activities led by Professor Steinmetz.
Picture of Der Feldmarschall and Ace at the summit of Mt. San Gorgornio, taken on the 1997 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of Ace (an orientation adventure leader) at the summit of Mt. San Gorgornio, taken on the 1997 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the view east from the summit of Mt. San Gorgornio with very rugged country below, taken on the 1997 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
