• slide shows
• overhead masters
• QuickTime movies (animations and video)
• the complete book, Teaching General Chemistry: A Materials Science Companion (1) (the Companion)
• the Instruction Manual, ICE Solid State Model Kit (2)
• an Index to all materials on the CD
• runtime software to allow access to all materials on the CD

Those already using the Companion will find this CD a useful adjunct. The CD also is an excellent teaching resource for those who do not have the book. The material on the CD is intended for presentations and is not designed for use by individual students.

Figure 1. A unit cell containing one orange (excerpted from video sequence on CD).

Color slide shows on topics such as Atoms and Electrons, Stoichiometry, Crystalline Structures, Defects, Electronic Structure, Equilibrium, and Phase Changes permit an instructor to present solid-state examples with the support of high quality color graphics. The slide shows are in PowerPoint (3) format. A PowerPoint Viewer is included on the CD.

Overhead projector transparency masters of figures from the Companion are available for high-resolution printing in color or black and white using Adobe Acrobat reader (4), which is included on the CD.

Figure 2. Easy access to the material on the CD is provided via the Illustrated Index. A single click provides access to slide shows, chapters from the materials science Companion, and animations/video sequences.

Over 100 QuickTime movies, both video and computer animations, are on the CD. Animations of many of the figures in the Companion can be used in the classroom to aid in explanation of abstract concepts. For example it is more effective to show an animation of constructive and destructive interference of two waves than to attempt to explain the process in words.

The complete contents of Teaching General Chemistry: A Materials Science Companion, published by the American Chemical Society, including illustrations and laboratory experiments, is included on the CD. It is available in both Adobe Acrobat (4) format (Acrobat reader is included) and Microsoft Word (5) format (Word 4.0 or later, not supplied on the CD, is required).

Figure 3. All QuickTime movies on CD can be viewed by selection from the Cinema Viewer. Click figure to view video here. (342 KB)

Figure 4. All QuickTime movies on CD can be viewed by selection from the Cinema Viewer. Click figure to view video here. (209 KB)

The instruction manual for the ICE Solid-State Model Kit (2) is included. The manual provides layer sequences (a series of two-dimensional cross sections of three-dimensional unit cells) for over 80 structures. The layer sequences can be printed for use on handouts, problem sets and exercises.

A complete Illustrated Index to the CD-ROM materials allows you to locate, preview, and access any of the materials described above quickly and easily.
Video frame of ferrofluid in a magnetic field.

Cleavage of an ionic crystal.