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Teaching with Technology
Using Computer Assisted Learning to Teach Molecular Reaction Dynamics
Katharine L. Reid and Richard J. Wheatley
Department of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

John C. Horton and Stephen W. Brydges
CAL Group, Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

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March 2000
Vol. 77 No. 3
p. 407
Abstract
We have developed a Computer Assisted Learning program to aid in the teaching of molecular reaction dynamics to undergraduate students. Dynamic and steric factors affecting reaction outcomes are investigated by observing individual molecular collisions. Students control the reactions by experimenting with the initial trajectories of the molecules. Interactive questions emphasizing the role of the potential energy surface guide the students through this "experiment" and on to a detailed analysis of the results. This enables students to relate the new material they have learned to more familiar topics in chemical kinetics.
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*  Citation
 Reid, Katharine L.; Wheatley, Richard J.; Brydges, Stephen W.; Horton, John C. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 407.
*  Keywords
 Physical Chemistry; Molecular Modeling / Dynamics; Kinetics; Computer Assisted Instruction
*  History
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Last Updated:		 February 14, 2000
April 15, 2005
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