Workshop for Integration of Numerical Methods into the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum Using the Mathcad Software

使用 Mathcad 软件将数值方法整合到本科化学课程中的研讨会

• 批准号: 9653440
• 负责人: Sidney Young
• 金额: $ 6.83万
• 依托单位: University of South Alabama
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-06-01 至 1999-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9653440&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; Integration; Numerical; Methods; into

Physical Chemistry is the first course in the Chemistry curriculum which utilizes numerical methods to calculate quantities of physical and chemical interest from measurable data, tasks which are required of Chemistry graduates. Due to progress in personal computers, the undergraduate student now has access to a series of software choices which may be used to perform calculations far beyond those previously available. One of the most popular software packages in general use is Mathcad. Even as this technology is being developed, undergraduate faculty are striving to implement them in classes. To aid undergraduate Physical Chemistry faculty in the incorporation of numerical methods into the undergraduate curriculum, we propose to hold a series of week-long workshops whose goals are to produce i) fluency in the use of Mathcad as a tool, and ii) the development and presentation of mathematical methods useful in the Physical Chemistry lecture and laboratory courses. The workshops will be held for six days at the University of South Alabama during the summers of 1997-1998 and will include 18 participants and three instructors each summer. The general itinerary will consist of a combination of lectures, hands-on computer laboratory exercises, and panel discussions concerning the use of numerical methods in Physical Chemistry. One important feature of the workshop will be the development of a series of templates by the participants, each of which will perform a useful numerical technique relevant to the Physical Chemistry course, and will be made accessible to the public through our WWW site. Following the workshop, a discussion group involving all participants will be set up through the e-mail network. The purpose of this group is to prepare a set of templates and exercises which may be published during the year following the workshop. During the summer following the workshop, the former workshop participants will discuss their work at the fall ACS meeting. This session will be entit led "Numerical Methods in Physical Chemistry Using Mathcad", and will be chaired by one of the principal investigators of the proposal.

物理化学是化学课程中的第一门课程，它利用数值方法从可测量的数据中计算物理和化学兴趣的数量，这是化学毕业生所需的任务。由于个人计算机的进步，本科生现在可以使用一系列软件选择，这些软件可以用来执行远远超出以前可用的计算。最流行的软件包之一是Mathcad。即使这项技术正在开发中，本科教师也在努力在课堂上实施它们。 为了帮助本科物理化学教师将数值方法纳入本科课程，我们建议举办一系列为期一周的研讨会，其目标是产生i）使用Mathcad作为工具的流畅性，以及ii）在物理化学讲座和实验室课程中有用的数学方法的开发和演示。这些讲习班将于1997-1998年夏季在南亚拉巴马大学举办，为期六天，每年夏季将有18名学员和三名教员参加。一般的行程将包括讲座，动手计算机实验室练习，和小组讨论有关使用物理化学中的数值方法的组合。研讨会的一个重要特点是由参与者开发一系列模板，每个模板都将执行与物理化学课程相关的有用数值技术，并将通过我们的WWW网站向公众提供。 讲习班结束后，将通过电子邮件网络设立一个由所有与会者参加的讨论小组。该小组的目的是编写一套模板和练习，可能在讲习班之后的一年内出版。在讲习班结束后的夏季，前讲习班参加者将在ACS秋季会议上讨论他们的工作。本次会议将题为“使用Mathcad的物理化学数值方法”，并将由该提案的主要研究者之一主持。