#QuantMemes
About #Quantmemes
Social media has revolutionized communication through the use of new forms of dialogue, including visual representations such as emojis, bitmojis, gifs, and memes. Memes are of particular interest to me because they provide an opportunity to evoke a common experience (ranging from the mundane to the embarrassing) in a way that is comical and lighthearted. That said, meme use in communicating science and common learning experiences is Quantitative Chemistry is essentially nonexistent. During this semester, students in CHM 315 are tasked to generate “#QuantMemes” (and their derivatives, i.e. “TitrationMemes”, etc.), both as part of your grade and for bonus points.
For students who may be wondering to themselves, “what the heck is this guy talking about? What is a meme?”. Well, Merriam-Webster defines a meme as: “an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture of video) or genre of items that is spread widely online, especially through social media”. Some examples of memes that I made to kickstart #QuantMemes are given above. In my opinion, laboratory experiences lend to themselves well to meme generation. However, you are not limited to laboratory content.