Volume 7B Number 2

Volume 7B Number 2

In This Issue

Simulations and Interactive Resources
 
John S. Martin
About This Issue

John W. Moore and Jon L. Holmes
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1396

Note:
This issue is no longer available. Simulations and Interactive Resources has been updated. Please see issue 9B, 2 for information about this update.

How to Use These Programs
Using SIRs, one may explore the behavior of chemical systems and conduct simulated experiments of one's own (or better still, the students') devising. One may ask, "What do you think happens next?" or "What would happen if . . . ?", explore possibilities with the class, and then ask the computer to show what the chemicals actually do. The content and level of these SIRs are appropriate for introductory courses at high school or college.
SIRs are not intended to replace laboratories or classroom demonstrations; instead they can enhance and extend live experiments and demonstrations. For example, one might use SIR Torr to explore pressure in mercury columns and thus show how manometers work, do a live demonstration of Boyle's law, and then discover Charles' and Avogadro's laws using the simulated experiments and graphing facilities in SIR Ideal. Anyone who teaches the topics listed for the twelve SIRs in this issue will find that these programs enhance classroom presentations.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Programs in Series B of JCE: Software are designed for IBM PS/2, PC, or PC-compatible microcomputers with 640K of RAM and one disk drive. SIRs will occupy nearly 900 K of hard-disk space or can be run from a single 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB floppy disk drive. VGA or compatible graphics (CGA and EGA graphics will not work) and monitor and a Microsoft compatible mouse are required. PC-or MS-DOS 3.1 or later is also required. Effective use of SIRs requires a classroom projection device such as an overhead projector panel or a three-gun projector.
First Published: October 1994
Citation: Moore, J. W.; Holmes, J. L. About This Issue J. Chem. Educ. Software 7B2
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Volume 7B Number 2

In This Issue

Simulations and Interactive Resources
	John S. Martin

About This Issue
John W. Moore and Jon L. Holmes University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1396

Note:	This issue is no longer available. Simulations and Interactive Resources has been updated. Please see issue 9B, 2 for information about this update.

How to Use These Programs Using SIRs, one may explore the behavior of chemical systems and conduct simulated experiments of one's own (or better still, the students') devising. One may ask, "What do you think happens next?" or "What would happen if . . . ?", explore possibilities with the class, and then ask the computer to show what the chemicals actually do. The content and level of these SIRs are appropriate for introductory courses at high school or college. SIRs are not intended to replace laboratories or classroom demonstrations; instead they can enhance and extend live experiments and demonstrations. For example, one might use SIR Torr to explore pressure in mercury columns and thus show how manometers work, do a live demonstration of Boyle's law, and then discover Charles' and Avogadro's laws using the simulated experiments and graphing facilities in SIR Ideal. Anyone who teaches the topics listed for the twelve SIRs in this issue will find that these programs enhance classroom presentations. Hardware and Software Requirements Programs in Series B of JCE: Software are designed for IBM PS/2, PC, or PC-compatible microcomputers with 640K of RAM and one disk drive. SIRs will occupy nearly 900 K of hard-disk space or can be run from a single 1.2 MB or 1.44 MB floppy disk drive. VGA or compatible graphics (CGA and EGA graphics will not work) and monitor and a Microsoft compatible mouse are required. PC-or MS-DOS 3.1 or later is also required. Effective use of SIRs requires a classroom projection device such as an overhead projector panel or a three-gun projector.


News \| Issues \| CD-ROM / Video \| Find It! \| Technical Support \| For Authors
JCE Online \| Journal \| Software \| Internet \| Happenings \| About JCE \| Contact JCE
Last Updated: March 19, 2001 Created: December 10, 1996	Created by: J.L. Holmes Comments to: jceonline@chem.wisc.edu

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