Interfacing Computers Across the Curriculum

该项目旨在为学生提供三个重要领域的经验：分子的三维结构感;与分子性质有关的键合理论的实践经验;以及在分子水平上理解反应。 与计算机接口相关的课程修改正在整个化学课程中带来系统性的变化，并允许学生参与基于发现的实验，培养好奇心。 目标不是培养学生的理论有机化学，而是利用计算方法，以培养合作和探究为基础的学习氛围。 分子建模是作为一种工具来澄清误解，引导学生通过调查过程，提供机会来测试假设，并最终让学生断言知识的所有权。 主要影响是在有机化学领域。 密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校的一名教师担任该项目的顾问，协助开发实验，共同撰写提交出版的实验，并将新开发的实验纳入该大学的有机化学课程。 格雷斯兰学院，一所农村文科学院，和密苏里大学哥伦比亚分校，一所大型研究型大学之间的合作，是加强化学课程和扩大本科生机会的典范。 *

This project is designed to provide students with experience in three important areas: a sense of three-dimensional structures of molecules; hands-on experience with bonding theories in relation to molecular properties; and understanding reactions at the molecular level. The course modifications associated with interfacing computers are bringing about a systemic change across the chemistry curriculum and allowing students to engage in discovery-based experiments fostering curiosity. The goal is not to train students in theoretical organic chemistry, but to use computational methods to foster a cooperative and inquiry based learning atmosphere. Molecular modeling is being implemented as a tool for clarifying misconceptions, leading students through the inquiry process, providing the opportunity to test hypotheses, and finally allowing students to assert ownership of the knowledge. The major impact is in the area of organic chemistry. A faculty member at the University of Missouri-Columbia is serving as an advisor for the project, assisting in developing experiments, co-authoring experiments submitted for publication, and implementing newly developed experiments into the organic chemistry curriculum at the university. The collaboration between Graceland College, a rural liberal arts college, and the University of Missouri-Columbia, a large research university, is serving as a model for enhancing the chemistry curriculum and expanding the opportunities for undergraduate students. *