A series of QuickTime movies have been developed and are available over
the World Wide Web (WWW) to help evoke student curiosity about organic chemistry. When viewed in series the movies start with a 'big picture' view based on crystallographic data and narrow in on the basic concepts needed to understand that scientific observation. The topics of this 'big picture' approach are the structure of DNA, protein secondary structure, and changes in geometry as oxygen binds to heme. These movies are available to students at http://www.chem.arizona.edu/courses/chem242/relevance.html as well as being presented in the classroom.
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Parrill, Abby L.; Gervay, Jacquelyn. J. Chem. Educ.1997 74 1141.
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