JCE Software, 4B1: NOTEBOOK

NOTEBOOK: A Column Calculator and Plotter

Robert C. Rittenhouse
Walla Walla College, College Place, WA 99324

Note:
Series B (MS DOS) software previously included on the General Chemistry Collection CD-ROM is now available for free download by Journal of Chemical Education subscribers.
Go to the download page.

NOTEBOOK is a computer-based tool for manipulating and analyzing arrays or columns of numbers, particularly laboratory data. It is a scientific calculator that performs the same operation on a whole column of numbers, rather that one number at a time. The program displays up to six columns, A-F, in spreadsheet fashion, referring to these collectively as a page. Each column may contain up to 200 entries and may be labeled to identify its contents. Single columns or whole pages may be stored to and retrieved form disk.

Screen from Equilibrium Calculator.

Pull-down menus provide easy access to all features. Editing options include: delete and insert numbers, copy columns, sort a column, and undo a previous operation. Math functions and operations can be selected from the transformations menu and then applied to a single column or a combination of columns. Simple statistics and linear regression options are also included. Relationships among the data may be visualized by plotting any column versus any other column in a standard X-Y graph, or a single column may be represented as a frequency distribution (histogram). Complete user directions and a student tutorial exercise are included.
Hardware and Software Requirements
NOTEBOOK requires a MS-DOS/IBM-compatible computer with at least 512 K of RAM, at least one disk drive, and a CGA, EGA, or VGA graphics adapter.

First Published: April 1991
Citation: Rittenhouse, R. C. . NOTEBOOK: A Column Calculator and Plotter J. Chem. Educ. Software 4B1
Keywords: Computer Room; Laboratory; Instructor; High School; General; Analytical; Physical; Calculations and plotting of data

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Last Updated: April 26, 2001
Created: December 3, 1996 Created by: J. L. Holmes
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NOTEBOOK: A Column Calculator and Plotter
Robert C. Rittenhouse Walla Walla College, College Place, WA 99324

Note:	Series B (MS DOS) software previously included on the General Chemistry Collection CD-ROM is now available for free download by Journal of Chemical Education subscribers. Go to the download page.

NOTEBOOK is a computer-based tool for manipulating and analyzing arrays or columns of numbers, particularly laboratory data. It is a scientific calculator that performs the same operation on a whole column of numbers, rather that one number at a time. The program displays up to six columns, A-F, in spreadsheet fashion, referring to these collectively as a page. Each column may contain up to 200 entries and may be labeled to identify its contents. Single columns or whole pages may be stored to and retrieved form disk. Screen from Equilibrium Calculator. Pull-down menus provide easy access to all features. Editing options include: delete and insert numbers, copy columns, sort a column, and undo a previous operation. Math functions and operations can be selected from the transformations menu and then applied to a single column or a combination of columns. Simple statistics and linear regression options are also included. Relationships among the data may be visualized by plotting any column versus any other column in a standard X-Y graph, or a single column may be represented as a frequency distribution (histogram). Complete user directions and a student tutorial exercise are included. Hardware and Software Requirements NOTEBOOK requires a MS-DOS/IBM-compatible computer with at least 512 K of RAM, at least one disk drive, and a CGA, EGA, or VGA graphics adapter.


News \| Issues \| CD-ROM / Video \| Find It! \| Technical Support \| For Authors
JCE Online \| Journal \| Software \| Internet \| Happenings \| About JCE \| Contact JCE

Last Updated: April 26, 2001 Created: December 3, 1996	Created by: J. L. Holmes Comments to: jceonline@chem.wisc.edu

© 1997 Division of Chemical Education, Inc., American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.