Introduction of Computers for Data Acquisition/Analysis and Molecular Visualization into Large General Chemistry Courses

将用于数据采集/分析和分子可视化的计算机引入大型普通化学课程

• 批准号: 9650494
• 负责人: John Adams
• 金额: $ 9.98万
• 依托单位: University of Missouri-Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-06-01 至 1999-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9650494&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Introduction; Computers; Data; Acquisition; Analysis

The general chemistry laboratory experience at most large public institutions in this country is characterized by tedious manipulations that often appear to take precedence over the development of an appreciation for the underlying physical phenomena. The chemistry department is removing the busy work from laboratories by introducing computer equipment and commercially available transparent interfaces for data acquisition and analysis. These laboratory workstations serve as platforms for molecular visualization. They allow students to learn more while they stimulate student interest in science. The intention is not to replace wet chemistry experiments with computer simulations, but rather to bring the data-collection methods used in those experiments into the modern era. In short, the focus in these courses is shifting from data generation to data interpretation and understanding. By making routine use of computers in the large service courses, the university maximizes the number of students affected by the project and provides the largest possible audience with a modern approach to the practice of chemistry.

在这个国家的大多数大型公共机构的一般化学实验室经验的特点是繁琐的操作，往往似乎优先于发展的基本物理现象的赞赏。化学系通过引进计算机设备和商业上可用的透明界面来进行数据采集和分析，从而消除了实验室的忙碌工作。这些实验室工作站作为分子可视化的平台。他们让学生学到更多的东西，同时激发学生对科学的兴趣。其目的不是用计算机模拟取代湿化学实验，而是将这些实验中使用的数据收集方法带入现代。简而言之，这些课程的重点正在从数据生成转向数据解释和理解。通过在大型服务课程中常规使用计算机，该大学最大限度地提高了受该项目影响的学生人数，并为尽可能多的观众提供了现代化的化学实践方法。