Multidisciplinary Curricular Innovation In Molecular Science: Biology, Chemistry and Physiological Psychology

分子科学是生物学、化学和生理心理学的统一概念。正在建立一个分子科学实验室，用于计算机辅助分子结构和动力学的三维成像，以支持讲座、实验室和自主学习指导。二维图像，无论它们是在印刷页面上还是在黑板上，都将学生限制在一种被动的学习形式中，模糊了学科的动态本质；学生学会将分子视为最多只有几个构象的刚性结构，而不是随着环境条件不断变化的系统。利用实验室和三维计算机辅助可视化，学生在分子水平上更好地理解结构和现象。

Molecular science is a unifying concept for biology, chemistry, and physiological psychology. A molecular science laboratory for computer assisted three-dimensional imaging of molecular structure and dynamics to support lecture, laboratory, and independent study instruction is being established. Two dimensional images, whether they be on the printed page or the blackboard, limit the student to a passive form of learning that obscures the dynamic nature of the subject; students learn to think of molecules as rigid structures with at most a few conformations, rather than systems which continually change according to the conditions of their environments. Making use of the laboratory and three-dimensional computer-aided visualization students develop a better understanding of structures and phenomena at the molecular level.