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General Chemistry Collection, 7th Edition
Abstract of Special Issue 16, 7th Edtion, a CD-ROM for Students
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Jon L. Holmes and Nancy S. Gettys
Department of Chemistry, JCE Software, Madison, WI 53715-1116
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June 2003
Vol. 80 No. 6
p. 709
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Are you teaching courses at the introductory or general chemistry level?
Would you like your students to take advantage of software designed and
peer-reviewed by teachers such as you? If so, consider adopting the JCE
Software General Chemistry Collection (GCC). This CD-ROM for Mac OS and
Windows contains software that will enhance student learning in most
high school or first-year university level chemistry courses. GCC includes
both previously published and new peer-reviewed software on a single
CD-ROM for convenient access by students. The programs included and the
broad range of topics they address are listed in Table 1.
New in This Edition
New programs in this 7th edition are:
In addition to the new programs above, this seventh edition of GCC
includes all of the contents of the sixth edition (1). Solid State Structures
(2) has been removed from the seventh edition because it depends upon
software that is no longer available.
The General Chemistry Collection is intended for use by individual students
and may be adopted as you would a textbook. We expect beginning students
will find the programs included in GCC useful tools for learning
chemistry.
Table 1. Contents of the General Chemistry Collection, 7th Edition
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MacOS & Windows
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Topics
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Alkanes in Motion
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Molecular dynamics
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Inorganic nomenclature
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Lake Study
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Scientific method, Water chemistry, Environmental
chemistry
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Window on the Solid State (Parts I & II)
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Solid state, Structures of metals
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Electron dot structures
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Mac OS Programs
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Topics
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Acid–Base Package
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Titration curves, Buffers, pH, Alpha plots
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Buoyancy Programs
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Density
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Coordination Compounds
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Octahedral complexes, Structural
isomers
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Inorganic Molecules
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Molecular models; Molecular orbitals; VSEPR
theory
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MolVib 2.0
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Molecular vibration animations
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Organic Nomenclature
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Organic nomenclature
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Precision of Calc. Values
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Experimental error
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Windows Programs
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Topics
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| BCTC |
Water chemistry, Environmental chemistry, Chemistry and society |
| Bonding Theory |
History of chemistry, Metal complexes, Structural isomers |
| Buffers Plus |
Buffers, Titration curves, pH, Alpha plots |
| Equilibrium Calculator |
Equilibrium calculations |
| Fields of pH |
pH of dilute solutions |
| InQual-S |
Qualitative analysis of metal ions |
| KinSimXP: A Chemical Kinetics Simulation |
Kinetics |
| Le Chat: Simulation in Chemical Equilibrium |
Equilibrium |
| Lessons for Introductory Chemistry |
Modules covering 12 general chemistry topics |
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Atomic properties/structure |
| N pH
Titration Simulator |
Titration, Titration curves, pH |
| SIRs: Simulations and Interactive Resources |
24 modules covering a wide range of general chemistry topics |
| Spec UV–Vis |
UV–visible spectroscopy |
| Viscosity Measurement: A Virtual Experiment |
Viscosity, Density |
| VizQuiz |
Quizzing and homework |
| Window on the Solid State (Parts III and IV) |
Solid state, Structures of ionic compounds |
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Limited Editions*
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Topics
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| ChemPages Laboratory LE |
Laboratory techniques |
| General Chemistry Multimedia Problems LE |
Challenging questions about introductory chemistry topics |
| Periodic Table Live! LE |
Periodic table |
| Solid State Resources LE |
Material science, Solid state |
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* Limited Editions (LE)
are selected portions of the respective JCE Software CD-ROM
u Updated from
previous edition.
N New in
this edition.
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Licensing, Volume Discounts for Adoptions
GCC is intended for use by
individual students. Institutions and faculty members may adopt General
Chemistry Collection, 7th edition as they
would a textbook. We can arrange for CDs to be custom-packaged with
laboratory manuals or other course materials or to be sold to students
through the campus bookstore. The cost per CD can be quite low when
large numbers are ordered (as little as $3 each), making this a cost-effective
method of providing students access to the software they need whenever
and wherever they desire. Network licenses to distribute the software
to your students via your local campus network can also be arranged.
Contact us for details on purchasing multiple-user licenses.
Price and
Ordering
The price for this CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows for a single
user on a single machine is $35 U.S./$50 non-U.S. Adoption discounts
are available
for the purchase of 20 or more CDs. Call or email JCE Software for information
about these bulk order prices.
An order form is inserted in this issue
that also provides prices and other ordering information. Information
about all of our publications
(including abstracts, descriptions, updates, etc.) is available on-line.
Acknowledgments
GCC contains the work of many authors. The time and
effort of these dedicated chemistry educators in producing these programs
is gratefully acknowledged
by the editors, along with the authors’ generosity in contributing
their work to the chemistry education community by submission to JCE
Software. Thanks are also due the many peer reviewers who volunteered
their time to test these programs, and the thousands of chemistry instructors
all over the world who have made these programs available to their students.
Their input has been invaluable in program development, revisions, and
updates.
Hardware and Software Requirements
System requirements are given in
Table 2. Some programs have additional special requirements. See the
individual program abstracts at JCE Online or the documentation included on the CD-ROM for more specific information.
Table 2. Hardware and Software Requirements
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Computer
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Mac OS
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Windows
Compatible
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CPU
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Power Mac
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Pentium
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RAM
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≥ 64 MB
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≥ 64 MB
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Drives
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CD-ROM
Hard Drive
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CD-ROM
Hard Drive
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Graphics
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≥ 256 Colors
≥ 800 × 600
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≥ 256 Colors
≥ 800 × 600
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Operating
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System 8.6 or higher
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Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98
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Other
Software
(required by one or more programs)
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Acrobat Reader (included); Internet Browser such as
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer; Chime plug-in; Shockwave
plug-in; QuickTime
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Acrobat Reader (included); Internet Browser such as
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer; Chime plug-in; Shockwave
plug-in; QuickTime
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Literature Cited
- General Chemistry Collection, 6th ed. [CD-ROM];
J. Chem. Educ. Software 2002, SP16.
- Mayer, Ludwig A. Solid State Structures; J.
Chem. Educ. Software 1997, 5D2; 1994, 6C1.
- Advanced Chemistry Collection, 3rd ed. [CD-ROM]; J.
Chem. Educ. Software 2003, SP28.
- Shaw, D. B. Inorganic Nomenclature; J.
Chem. Educ. Software 1994, 5C2.
- Magnell, Kenneth R. Writing Electron Dot Structures; J.
Chem. Educ. Software 2000, 9905M.
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| More Information |
 Citation |
Holmes, Jon L.; Gettys, Nancy S. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 709.
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Keywords |
Computer-Based Learning; Introductory / High School Chemistry; Teaching / Learning Aids
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May 5, 2003
February 28, 2005
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