Volume 4C Number 2

Volume 4C Number 2

In This Issue

The Acid-Base Package
 
Richard W. Ramette
Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057
Jon L. Holmes
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
Reaction Dynamics
 
Daniel Lacks
Molecular Dynamics of the F+H₂ Chemical Reaction
 
H. Douglas Kutz, Jonathan H. Copeland, and George T. Mathai
About This Issue

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

Note:
This issue is out of print.

The programs in this issue of JCE: Software cover subjects that have been previously represented in this Journal. The Acid-Base Package brings to the Macintosh a derivation of the MS-DOS version (1). It provides the same functionality of its predecessor in a single program and adds the graphical interface of the Macintosh to simulate the laboratory actions of getting chemicals from the stockroom, adding them to a beaker, and performing an action on the solution in the beaker such as measuring its pH or titrating it.
Reaction Dynamics and Molecular Dynamics of the F+H₂ Chemical Reaction use the computer to graphically display and animate the atomic level interactions that occur in simple atom-molecule chemical reactions as was similarly presented previously by Kutz (2). The dynamic display of atomic level phenomena with interactive student control of the reaction parameters involved dramatically illustrates one of the great advantages of the microcomputer over traditional textbook illustrations.
Hardware and Software Requirements
The programs in this issue of JCE: Software will run on a Macintosh Plus, SE or SE/30, Classic or Classic II, any Macintosh II, Quadra, or PowerBook. The Acid-Base Package requires System 6.0.4 or greater. Reaction Dynamics and Molecular Dynamics of the F+H₂ Chemical Reaction requires System 4.2 and Finder 6.0 or greater. Each program can be run from an 800K disk drive; a hard disk is not required.
All the programs in this issue are compatible with System 7.
Literature Cited

Ramette, Richard W. The AcidBase Package, J. Chem. Educ.: Software, 1989, IIB (2).
Kutz, Douglas Animation of an Atom-Molecule Chemical Reaction, J. Chem. Educ.: Software, 1991, IIIC (2).
First Published: November 1992
Citation: Moore, J. W.; Holmes, J. L. About This Issue J. Chem. Educ. Software 4C2
Keywords:

Editorial Commentary
New Software Implies New Ways of Learning and Teaching
 
John W. Moore

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Volume 4C Number 2

In This Issue

The Acid-Base Package
	Richard W. Ramette Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057 Jon L. Holmes University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
Reaction Dynamics
	Daniel Lacks
Molecular Dynamics of the F+H₂ Chemical Reaction
	H. Douglas Kutz, Jonathan H. Copeland, and George T. Mathai

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

Note:	This issue is out of print.

The programs in this issue of JCE: Software cover subjects that have been previously represented in this Journal. The Acid-Base Package brings to the Macintosh a derivation of the MS-DOS version (1). It provides the same functionality of its predecessor in a single program and adds the graphical interface of the Macintosh to simulate the laboratory actions of getting chemicals from the stockroom, adding them to a beaker, and performing an action on the solution in the beaker such as measuring its pH or titrating it. Reaction Dynamics and Molecular Dynamics of the F+H₂ Chemical Reaction use the computer to graphically display and animate the atomic level interactions that occur in simple atom-molecule chemical reactions as was similarly presented previously by Kutz (2). The dynamic display of atomic level phenomena with interactive student control of the reaction parameters involved dramatically illustrates one of the great advantages of the microcomputer over traditional textbook illustrations. Hardware and Software Requirements The programs in this issue of JCE: Software will run on a Macintosh Plus, SE or SE/30, Classic or Classic II, any Macintosh II, Quadra, or PowerBook. The Acid-Base Package requires System 6.0.4 or greater. Reaction Dynamics and Molecular Dynamics of the F+H₂ Chemical Reaction requires System 4.2 and Finder 6.0 or greater. Each program can be run from an 800K disk drive; a hard disk is not required. All the programs in this issue are compatible with System 7. Literature Cited Ramette, Richard W. The AcidBase Package, J. Chem. Educ.: Software, 1989, IIB (2). Kutz, Douglas Animation of an Atom-Molecule Chemical Reaction, J. Chem. Educ.: Software, 1991, IIIC (2).


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.