A Unified Plan for Mathematical and Moleclular Modeling Data Analysis and Chemical Communication in the Laboratory Curriculum

对于执业化学家来说，计算机和计算技能越来越重要。与实验室课程结合使用，数学和分子建模以及数据的计算机分析可以增强学生对化学系统的各种表示的理解：实验室中观察到的宏观；通过分子建模的微观；以及通过数据分析和数学建模的符号。书面实验室报告为交流实验结果和分析得出的结论提供了一个有效的场所。我们正在建立一个化学计算机实验室和两个数据采集站，将在整个化学专业的课程中使用。从普通化学课程开始，我们将介绍一组精心选择的软件应用程序，包括绘图、文字处理、电子表格、分子建模和计算化学、数学建模以及数据采集和分析。根据我们系计划评估计划中概述的目标和目标，新的实验室显著升级了我们系化学计算的所有方面。

Computers and computing skills are increasingly important for the practicing chemist. Used in conjunction with the laboratory course, mathematical and molecular modeling, and computer analysis of data can enhance the students' understanding of the various representations of chemical systems: macroscopic as observed in laboratory; microscopic through molecular modeling; and symbolic, through data analysis and mathematical modeling. Written laboratory reports provide an effective venue for communicating both results of experiments, and conclusions drawn from analyses. We are establishing a chemistry computer laboratory and two data acquisition stations to be used throughout the chemistry majors' curriculum. Beginning with the general chemistry course we are introducing a set of carefully chosen software applications in graphing, word processing, spreadsheets, molecular modeling and computational chemistry, mathematical modeling, and data acquisition and analysis. The new laboratory significantly upgrades all aspects of chemical computing in our department, in accordance with the goals and objectives outlined in our Department's Program Assessment Plan.