Proof of Concept Proposal for Physical Chemistry in Practice - An Interactive Multimedia DVD Companion for the Physical Chemistry Course

化学(12)该项目正在开发一种多媒体光盘(DVD、CD)的原型，使物理化学专业的学生能够看到他们在授课课程中所学概念的实际、实验应用。这门高年级课程传统上非常抽象，以数学为导向。多媒体补充材料帮助学生在符号材料和理论材料之间建立联系，以及如何将这些概念付诸实践。在较低水平的化学课程中，教师通常可以进行课堂演示，但在物理化学中，这要困难得多。拟议的物理化学多媒体伙伴使教师能够使用图形、动画、视频和真实仪器的互动活动来演示现象，并展示目前在物理化学领域进行的研究。《实践中的物理化学》(PCIP)数字视盘(DVD)是教师和学生共同使用的多媒体资源。这张DVD包含几个与传统物理化学主题捆绑在一起的“程序”。每个程序由1)描述组成：说明特定物理化学主题的仪器或实验的交互描述。互动描述包括照片、内部部件图、计算机动画和设备的文字/叙述讨论2)视频参观：对设备或实验的录像参观，其中包括对描述设备及其应用的领域专家的简短采访。访谈之后是使用中的仪器的视频片段和典型数据的收集。3)互动数据：来自仪器或实验的典型数据被用于指导计划，在该计划中，学生可以解释、操纵和分析信息。原型DVD包含两个完整的程序。其中一个描述了原子力显微镜(AFM)在确定聚合物的某些热力学性质中的应用；另一个描述了表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)的使用。原型项目还产生了一份完整的完全开发DVD的程序清单，以及这些程序对应的传统物理化学课程主题的说明。

Chemistry (12) The project is developing a prototype for a multimedia disc (DVD,CD) that is allowing students in physical chemistry to see the practical, experimental applications of the concepts they are learning in the lecture course. This upper-division course is traditionally very abstract and mathematically oriented. The multimedia supplement is helping students to make a connection between the symbolic and theoretical material and how those concepts are put into practice. In lower level chemistry courses it is often possible for an instructor to carry out classroom demonstrations but in physical chemistry this is much more difficult. The proposed multimedia companion for physical chemistry is allowing instructors to demonstrate phenomena using graphics, animations, video and interactive activities of real instruments and showcase research currently being conducted in the field of physical chemistry. The Physical Chemistry in Practice (PCIP) digital videodisc (DVD) is a multimedia resource for both instructors and students. The DVD contains several 'programs', which are tied to traditional physical chemistry topics. Each program consists of 1) Description: An interactive description of an apparatus or experiment that illustrates a particular Physical Chemistry topic. The interactive description has photos, drawings of internal parts, computer animations and text/narrated discussions of the device 2) Video Tour: A videotaped tour of the apparatus or experiment that includes a brief interview with an expert in the field describing the device and its application. Video footage of the instrument in use and the collection of typical data follow the interview 3) Interactive Data: Typical data from the apparatus or experiment is being used in a tutorial program in which students can interpret, manipulate and analyze the information. The prototype DVD contains two complete programs. One illustrates the application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in determining certain thermodynamic properties of polymers; the other describes the use of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The prototype project is also resulting in a complete list of programs for the full-development DVD and a description of the traditional physical chemistry course topics to which these programs correspond.