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Bricker's chemistry with students is magic
By RANDY HEILMAN
In an attempt to try to make learning chemistry more interesting and fun, Clark Bricker, professor of chemistry, takes on a city at the end of each spring semester.
Staff Writer
Bricker, who has been at the University of Kansas for 15 years, calls himself "Bricolo the Great!" and gives a magic show for his chemistry 188 class each spring.
The magic in Bricker's show is produced by chemicals and chemical reactions that the students have studied. Among the things Bricker illustrates are examples of dust explosions such as those that happen in coal mines, oil rigs and I've noted that can be started with water.
"I try to have some fun but review and illustrate the significance of some of the things that I study."
Bricker said that he got the idea of giving a magic show from one of his professors in graduate school at Princeton University. He said that at least two other former Prince students who are now teaching them also give magic shows for their students.
BRICKER SA be got his nickname twelve years ago when a graduate student
gave him a cape that said "Bricko the Great" on the back of it.
Bricker doesn't limit his magic show to his students, however. He said that he has performed it many times for organizations such as the American Institute of America, schools and science fair groups.
Bricker, who teaches a class of 900 in Chemistry 184 in the fall semester and 600 in
Although his magic show makes him popular with his students, his teaching skills have made a greater contribution to his popularity. This is reflected by the fact that he has won two HOPE awards at KU, one in 1966 and one in 1970.
HE TAKES a picture of each of his students and writes down their name. He studies the names and pictures almost every day and he says he eventually can associate names with 80 percent of his students.
Chemistry 188 in the spring semester, likes to
ket to know his students.
Bricker said that he works hard to develop a good relationship with students and that he values them.
"the first thing that I think is extremely important in teaching is to really be very concerned with the students," he said, "not being interested in relationship, but showing a genuine interest."
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