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| Volume 7C Number 1 | ||
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| In This Issue | ||
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| Lake Study for Macintosh | ||
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David M. Whisnant Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663 James A. McCormick and Paul Wagner University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1396
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| MolVib 2.0 | ||
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Daniel Huber Metrohm, Ltd., CH-9100 Herisau, Switzerland Paul Wagner University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1396
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| Buoyancy Programs | ||
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Gary L. Bertrand
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| Viscosity of Polymer Solutions | ||
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Gary L. Bertrand
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| Precision of Calculated Values | ||
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Gary L. Bertrand
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| About This Issue | ||
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John W. Moore and Nancy S. Gettys University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1396 |
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This issue is out of print. |
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Lake Study for Macintosh is a new version of a popular JCE: Software program for Windows. Our subscribers requested it, and we are very pleased to be able to offer this excellent introduction to scientific investigation to Macintosh users. Lake Study has been used effectively with both high school and college-level introductory chemistry students. MolVib is an updated version of a popular Macintosh program. While sophisticated enough for use in physical chemistry and spectroscopy courses, it includes simple examples that are appropriate to introduce high school or general chemistry students to molecular vibrations. Now running under System 7 with colorized atoms, it is an ideal lecture demonstration tool for anyone who wants to get across the idea that molecules vibrate and that their overall vibrations can be understood in terms of a limited number of simpler motions. Buoyancy Programs and Viscosity of Polymer Solutions are laboratory simulations originally written for the Apple II that might be used to supplement or replace a real laboratory experiment. Though aimed at different levels (Buoyancy Programs for introductory courses and Viscosity of Polymer Solutions for advanced Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, or Materials Science) both accurately simulate the laboratory experience. Precision of Calculated Values is a useful utility program for any chemist. It might be used in a lecture or laboratory as a demonstration to introduce students to the importance of significant digits and uncertainty in measurements as well as in physical chemistry and other upper division laboratory courses when students must routinely consider the effects of uncertainty in measurements. It is as simple to use as an ordinary scientific calculator. Hardware and Software Requirements Software in Series C of JCE: Software requires an Apple Macintosh computer with a hard drive and a SuperDrive floppy disk drive. System software version 6.0.7 or later is required. If you are running System 7 or MultiFinder, at least 2 MB of RAM is required. In addition both Lake Study and MolVib 2.0 require a Macintosh II or better, System 7 or higher, and at least 4 MB of RAM. A 256 color monitor is not required, but strongly recommended. Buoyancy Programs, Viscosity of Polymer Solutions, and Precision of Calculated Values all require HyperCard or HyperCard player version 2.0 or higher. At least 2 MB of RAM with System 6 or 4 MB of RAM with System 7 are required. Installation of Lake Study requires approximately 1,600 KB of free hard disk space; MolVib ~ 200 KB, Buoyancy Programs ~ 300 KB, Viscosity of Polymer Solutions ~ 400 KB, and Precision of Calculated Values ~ 200 KB. |
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Last Updated: March 19, 2001 Created: December 10, 1996 |
Created by: J.L. Holmes Comments to: jceonline@chem.wisc.edu |
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| © 1997 Division of Chemical Education, Inc., American Chemical Society. All rights reserved. | |