Interests in chemistry and music (shared with my father, Christian A. Wamser):
Lejaren A. Hiller, Jr.: A Memorial Tribute to a Modern Chemist-Composer, C. A. Wamser and C. C. Wamser, J. Chem. Educ. 1996, 73(7), 601-607.
Computers, Chemistry, Cellos, and Chance: A Celebration of Lejaren A. Hiller, Jr., C. C. Wamser and C. A. Wamser, Chem. Heritage, 1997, 15(1), 8-9, 34-35.
(see also the Hiller Symposium)
Textbooks:
Fundamentals of Organic Reaction Mechanisms, J. M. Harris and C. C. Wamser, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1976, 384 pages.
Organic Chemistry: A Background for the Life Sciences, 2nd ed., G. W. Stacy and C. C. Wamser, Kendall-Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa, 1985, 466 pages.
Solutions to Problems and Study Aids for Organic Chemistry: A Background for the Life Sciences, G. W. Stacy and C. C. Wamser, Kendall-Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa, 1985, 172 pages.
Chemistry ConcepTests: A Pathway to Interactive Classrooms, C. E. Landis, A. B. Ellis, G. C. Lisensky, J. K. Lorenz, K. Meeker, C. C. Wamser, Prentice-Hall, New York, 2001, 112 pages. (book web site)
Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL): Organic Chemistry, 2nd ed., J. A. Kampmeier, P. Varma-Nelson, D. K. Wedegaertner, and C. C. Wamser, Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2005, 287 pages. (book web site)
Teaching and higher education issues:
Respecting Diverse Scholarly Work: The Key to Advancing the Multiple Missions of the Urban University, R. N. Johnson and C. C. Wamser, Metr. Univ. J., 1997, 7(4), 43-59.
Uncensored and Uncut - Student Reviews of Six Mainstream Organic Texts, R. P. Lutz and C. C. Wamser, R. P. Lutz and C. C. Wamser, J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (10), 1350-1354.
E-Mail Molecules - Individualizing the Large Lecture Class, C. C. Wamser, J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80(11), 1267-1270.
Materials Science for the Non-Science Major, K. L. Miller and C. C. Wamser, J. Mater. Educ., 2003, 25(4-6), 189-208.
Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) in Organic Chemistry: Student Performance, Success, and Persistence in the Course, C. C. Wamser, J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83(10), 1562-1566.