Development of Computer Graphic Visualization Aids for the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

本计画将使用工作站水准的电脑绘图来协助本科化学课程概念的形象化。它侧重于视觉呈现和实时视觉操作。这些学科的例子包括原子和分子轨道、分子几何、有机动力学和结构、药物分子、蛋白质和其他生物大分子的对接、聚合物结构和立体化学、晶体结构和米勒指数面。某些概念和可视化程序将为个人电脑开发（或改编用于）与录像带、激光光盘和其他媒体相结合，以便图像可用于化学讲座、学生教程和开放式探究。旨在对全国本科化学课程设置产生广泛的影响和借鉴作用。本项目由本科科学、工程和数学教育学部和化学学部共同资助。

This project will use workstation-quality computer graphics to aid in the visualization of concepts in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. It focuses on visual presentations and real-time visual manipulations. Examples of subjects include atomic and molecular orbitals, molecular geometry, organic dynamics and structure, docking of drug molecules, proteins, and other biological macromolecules, polymer structure and stereochemistry, and crystal structures and Miller index planes. Certain concepts and visualization programs will be developed for (or adapted for use on) personal computers coupled with videotapes, laser videodiscs, and other media so that the images can be used in chemistry lectures, in student tutorials, and for open-ended inquiry. The project aims to have broad impact on and utility for undergraduate chemistry curricula nationally. This project was funded equally by the Division of Undergraduate Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education, and the Division of Chemistry.