Integration of Molecular Modelling into the Chemistry Curriculum

9450995德维诺这个项目将把分子建模纳入狄金森学院的化学课程。我们修订的课程的一个主要目标是模糊传统化学课程中的界限。在为期一学期、以发现为基础的入门课程中，讲课和实验之间的区别是模糊的。中级和高级课程打破了化学领域的传统分歧，反映出现实世界中的化学问题最好是使用跨学科的方法来解决。这一概念在初级和高级化学专业的综合实验序列中得到了进一步的强调，其中包括来自重叠化学领域的独立实验室项目。第二个目标是教学生可视化分子，了解它们的物理性质，并预测它们的化学反应活性。这些任务是所有化学学科的核心，并将被纳入每个学生的独立研究项目。主要目标将通过购买：(1)运行分子模拟软件的学生计算机；(2)用于高端计算化学和演示目的的讲师工作站；以及(3)文件服务器和附加附件，以连接所有计算机。这里要求的最先进的分子建模软件和硬件，最近才进入本科生市场，是我们建议在课程中用作统一主题的工具。将先进的计算机技术融入我们的课程中，将有助于学生为研究生教育或化学就业机会做好准备。

9450995 Devino This project will integrate molecular modelling into the chemistry curriculum at Dickinson College. A primary goal of our revised curriculum is to blur the boundaries found in traditional chemistry programs. The distinction between lecture and lab is blurred in the one-semester, discovery-based introductory course. The intermediate and upper level courses break down the traditional divisions within the field of chemistry, reflecting the fact that real-world problems in chemistry are best solved using an interdisciplinary approach. This concept is further emphasized in the Integrated Lab sequence for junior and senior chemistry majors, which includes independent laboratory projects from overlapping areas of chemistry. A second goal is to teach students to visualize molecules, understand their physical properties and predict their chemical reactivity. These tasks are central to all disciplines of chemistry, and will be incorporated into each student's independent research project. The primary goals will be accomplished through purchase of: (1) student computers on which to run molecular modelling software; (2) an instructor workstation for high-end computational chemistry as well as demonstration purposes; and (3) a file server plus additional accessories to network all of the computers. State-of-the-art molecular modelling software and hardware requested here, only recently accessible to the undergraduate market, are the tools we propose to use as the unifying theme in the curriculum. The incorporation of sophisticated computer technology into our curriculum will help prepare students for postgraduate education or employment opportunities in chemistry.