Integration of Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum

这笔赠款用于购买一个硅图形靛蓝和四个靛蓝以及用于改进化学本科课程的补充软件，包括计算化学和分子图形的课程和实验室工作。受影响最直接的课程是生物化学实验课程和核磁共振方法课程。生物化学正在扩展到包括结构生物学领域，使学生能够分析蛋白质和核酸结构并进行能量计算。在核磁共振方法中，学生学习解决问题和结构解析的现代技术。物理、有机和无机化学课程中增加了新的实验。图形显示器被用作低年级班级的教学辅助工具。SGI工作站提供出色的3D图形和计算能力，在教学和研究中无处不在。

This grant is funding the purchase of one Silicon Graphics Indigo2 and four Indys plus complementary software for the improvement of the chemistry undergraduate curriculum to include course and laboratory work in computational chemistry and molecular graphics. The courses that are affected most directly are the biochemistry laboratory courses and NMR Methods. Biochemistry is being expanded to include areas of structural biology, enabling students to analyze protein and nucleic acid structures and perform energy calculations. In NMR Methods, students learn modern techniques for problem-solving and structure elucidation. New experiments are being added to the physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry courses. The graphics display is being used as a lecture aid in the lower- division classes. The SGI workstations offer outstanding 3D graphical and calculational capabilities and are ubiquitous in teaching and research.