JCE Software, 7C1: Buoyancy; Visc. of Polymer Sol'ns; Prec. of Calc'd Values

Buoyancy Programs

Gary L. Bertrand
University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO

Note:
This program is included in the General Chemistry Collection (SP-16).

To Order General Chemistry Collection

Buoyancy Programs is a set of simulated experiments for determining the densities of solids and liquids adapted to the Macintosh from an earlier program for the Apple II (1). In this HyperCard stack, students can perform three types of experiments, one for liquids and two for solids. An animated demonstration is included to introduce the buoyancy effect. Experimental data obtained must be recorded and calculations performed outside of the program.

Simulated determination of the density of a sample of gold.

The program has been designed to be used at several levels and in several different ways. Experiments with solids have been used as a demonstration at the middle school level, and for pre-lab preparation at the college level. It is appropriate for high school, or first year college courses in general or physical science, chemistry and physics.

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. 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 Buoyancy Programs requires approximately 300 KB of disk space, Viscosity of Polymer Solutions ~ 400 KB, and Precision of Calculated Values ~ 200 KB.
Literature Cited

Bertrand, G. L. Buoyancy Programs, JCE: Software, 1990, 3A(2).

First Published: July 1995
Citation: Bertrand, G. L. . Buoyancy Programs J. Chem. Educ. Software 7C1
Keywords: Lecture Aid; Computer Room; Simulation; High School; General; Density

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Buoyancy Programs
Gary L. Bertrand University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO

Note:	This program is included in the General Chemistry Collection (SP-16). To Order General Chemistry Collection

Buoyancy Programs is a set of simulated experiments for determining the densities of solids and liquids adapted to the Macintosh from an earlier program for the Apple II (1). In this HyperCard stack, students can perform three types of experiments, one for liquids and two for solids. An animated demonstration is included to introduce the buoyancy effect. Experimental data obtained must be recorded and calculations performed outside of the program. Simulated determination of the density of a sample of gold. The program has been designed to be used at several levels and in several different ways. Experiments with solids have been used as a demonstration at the middle school level, and for pre-lab preparation at the college level. It is appropriate for high school, or first year college courses in general or physical science, chemistry and physics. 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. 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 Buoyancy Programs requires approximately 300 KB of disk space, Viscosity of Polymer Solutions ~ 400 KB, and Precision of Calculated Values ~ 200 KB. Literature Cited Bertrand, G. L. Buoyancy Programs, JCE: Software, 1990, 3A(2).


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Last Updated: July 19, 2001 Created: December 4, 1996	Created by: J. L. Holmes Comments to: jceonline@chem.wisc.edu

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