Volume 9C Number 1
In This Issue
Enriching Quantum Chemistry with Mathcad (for Macintosh)
	Frank Rioux
Alkanes in Motion
	Jae Hyun Kim
Alkanes in Motion
	Jae Hyun Kim
Using This JCE Software Issue in the Classroom
Jon L. Holmes and Nancy S. Gettys University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.
Note:	This issue is out of print.
This issue contains two collections of software previously published for Windows computers. For information about obtaining these Windows versions, check the Order Form, or get in touch with JCE Software . Alkanes in Motion is a collection of animations generated using molecular dynamics. It is appropriate for use in almost any level of chemistry. In high school or general chemistry it can be used to illustrate the constant motion--translation, rotations, and vibrations--of molecules. In organic chemistry, it can illustrate the shapes, motions and interactions of simple organic molecules. In physical chemistry, it can be used as an introduction to molecular dynamics calculations. Enriching Quantum Chemistry with Mathcad for Macintosh is designed to be used in physical chemistry or in a separate course on quantum chemistry. It is an electronic textbook of quantum chemistry in which the equations and graphs are "live". Changing a parameter or equation causes all calculations to be redone. The new results are displayed either as a table of numbers or as a graph or both. The opportunities for exploration and enhanced understanding of the meaning of quantum chemical equations are nearly infinite. This is a preview of what the textbook of the future might look like. Hardware and Software Requirements Computer  CPU RAM Drives Graphics Free Disk Space System Software Other   Alkanes in Motion Mac OS compatible  68020 or higher, or Power Macintosh 68 MB  Hard disk, 3.5-in. high-density floppy drive  256 colors, 640  x 480 10 MB  System 7 or later  QuickTime, MoviePlayer Enriching Quantum Chemistry with Mathcad Mac OS compatible  68030 or higher with FPU, or Power Macintosh 8 MB  Hard disk, 3.5-in. high-density floppy drive 256 colors, 640  x 480 1 MB  System 7.1 or later for 680X0; 7.5 or later for Power Macintosh Mathcad 6 or Mathcad PLUS 6 for Macintosh

First Published: August 1997

Citation: Holmes, J.L.; Gettys, N.S. Using This JCE Software Issue in the Classroom J. Chem. Educ. Software 9C1

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Jon L. Holmes

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