Development of Computer Graphic Visualization Aids for the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

该项目将使用工作站质量的计算机图形来帮助 在本科化学概念的可视化中， 课程。 它专注于视觉演示和实时 视觉操作。 主题的示例包括原子和 分子轨道，分子几何，有机动力学， 结构、药物分子、蛋白质的对接以及其他 生物大分子，聚合物结构和立体化学， 以及晶体结构和米勒指数平面。 某些概念 和可视化程序将被开发（或适用于 在个人电脑上使用），配有录像带、激光 视频光盘和其他媒体，以便图像可以用于 化学讲座，在学生辅导，并为开放式 查询 该项目旨在对以下方面产生广泛的影响和效用： 全国化学专业本科课程。 这个项目是 由本科科学部平等资助， 工程和数学教育，以及 化学.

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.