Computer Based Projects for a Chemistry Curriculum

Computer Based Projects for a Chemistry Curriculum

Author: Thomas J. Manning

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Published: 2013-04-04

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1608051935

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This e-book is a collection of exercises designed for students studying chemistry courses at a high school or undergraduate level. The e-book contains 24 chapters each containing various activities employing applications such as MS excel (spreadsheets) and Spartan (computational modeling). Each project is explained in a simple, easy-to-understand manner. The content within this book is suitable as a guide for both teachers and students and each chapter is supplemented with practice guidelines and exercises. Computer Based Projects for a Chemistry Curriculum therefore serves to bring computer based learning – a much needed addition in line with modern educational trends – to the chemistry classroom.


Using Computational Methods to Teach Chemical Principles

Using Computational Methods to Teach Chemical Principles

Author: Alexander Grushow

Publisher:

Published: 2020-06-15

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780841234208

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While computational chemistry methods are usually a research topic of their own, even in the undergraduate curriculum, many methods are becoming part of the mainstream and can be used to appropriately compute chemical parameters that are not easily measured in the undergraduate laboratory. These calculations can be used to help students explore and understand chemical principles and properties. Visualization and animation of structures and properties are also aids in students' exploration of chemistry. This book will focus on the use of computational chemistry as a tool to teach chemical principles in the classroom and the laboratory.


Active Learning in General Chemistry

Active Learning in General Chemistry

Author: Mark Blaser

Publisher:

Published: 2021-02

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780841237520

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Active learning methods can provide significant advantages over traditional instructional practices, including improving student engagement and increasing student learning. Active Learning in General Chemistry: Specific Interventions focuses on evidence-based active learning methods that offer larger gains in engagement with as well as a more thorough education in general chemistry. This work serves as a selection of techniques that can inspire chemistry instructors and a comprehensive survey of effective active learning approaches in general chemistry. Chemistry faculty and administrations will find inspiration for improved teaching within this volume.


Advances in Teaching Inorganic Chemistry

Advances in Teaching Inorganic Chemistry

Author: Rebecca M. Jones

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9780841298583

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Innovative perspectives on teaching inorganic chemistryInorganic chemistry educators are engaged and creative scholars who are fervently committed to improving the development of their students. This volume provides narratives from practicing inorganic faculty who have developed original approaches to teaching at the collegiate level, including broadercurriculum issues and connections to the Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemists (IONiC) Community of Practice. As many institutions have shifted away from the traditional lecture format, this volume takes readers through the pros and cons of teaching inorganic chemistry in myriad ways.This book is full of innovative techniques and strategies for anyone teaching inorganic chemistry.


Introduction to Computational Physical Chemistry

Introduction to Computational Physical Chemistry

Author: Joshua Schrier

Publisher: University Science Books

Published: 2017-06-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781938787904

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This book will revolutionize the way physical chemistry is taught by bridging the gap between the traditional "solve a bunch of equations for a very simple model" approach and the computational methods that are used to solve research problems. While some recent textbooks include exercises using pre-packaged Hartree-Fock/DFT calculations, this is largely limited to giving students a proverbial black box. The DIY (do-it-yourself) approach taken in this book helps student gain understanding by building their own simulations from scratch. The reader of this book should come away with the ability to apply and adapt these techniques in computational chemistry to his or her own research problems, and have an enhanced ability to critically evaluate other computational results. This book is mainly intended to be used in conjunction with an existing physical chemistry text, but it is also well suited as a stand-alone text for upper level undergraduate or intro graduate computational chemistry courses.


Think Python

Think Python

Author: Allen B. Downey

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2015-12-02

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1491939419

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If you want to learn how to program, working with Python is an excellent way to start. This hands-on guide takes you through the language a step at a time, beginning with basic programming concepts before moving on to functions, recursion, data structures, and object-oriented design. This second edition and its supporting code have been updated for Python 3. Through exercises in each chapter, youâ??ll try out programming concepts as you learn them. Think Python is ideal for students at the high school or college level, as well as self-learners, home-schooled students, and professionals who need to learn programming basics. Beginners just getting their feet wet will learn how to start with Python in a browser. Start with the basics, including language syntax and semantics Get a clear definition of each programming concept Learn about values, variables, statements, functions, and data structures in a logical progression Discover how to work with files and databases Understand objects, methods, and object-oriented programming Use debugging techniques to fix syntax, runtime, and semantic errors Explore interface design, data structures, and GUI-based programs through case studies


Friendly Chemistry Student Edition

Friendly Chemistry Student Edition

Author: Joey Hajda

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2011-01-07

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781456511364

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Friendly Chemistry is a truly unique approach to teaching introductory chemistry. Used by home schoolers and charter, public and private school students world-wide for over ten years, Friendly Chemistry presents what is often considered an intimidating subject as a genuinely fun, enjoyable experience. Whether you're a high-school aged student needing a lab science course or a "non-traditional" student looking for a refresher course to help you prepare for an upcoming entrance exam, Friendly Chemistry can help you accomplish your goal in a "painless" way! If you do have aspirations of a future in a science field, Friendly Chemistry can give you the solid foundation you need to succeed in subsequent courses.Friendly Chemistry was written using simple language and a host of analogies to make learning (and teaching!) chemistry easy. The chemistry concepts presented in Friendly Chemistry are NOT watered-down. The concepts are just explained in ways that are readily understood by most learners. Coupled with these explanations is a host of teaching aids, labs and games which makes the learning concrete and multi-sensory. Students find the course fun and painless. Parents often comment, "I wish I had had this when I was taking chemistry. Now it all makes so much sense!" Friendly Chemistry covers the same topics taught in traditional high school chemistry courses. The course begins with an introduction to atomic theory followed by discussion of why the elements are arranged the way they are in the periodic table. Quantum mechanics comes next using the acclaimed "Doo-wop" Board as a teaching aid. Next comes a discussion of how atoms become charged (ionization), followed by an explanation of how charged atoms make compounds. The mole is introduced next, followed by a discussion of chemical reactions. Stoichiometry (predicting amounts of product produced from a reaction) is treated next followed by a discussion of solutions (molarity). The course is wrapped up with a discussion of the ideal gas laws. Please note that this is the STUDENT EDITION. Volumes 1 and 2 of the TEACHER"S EDITION must be purchased separately in order to have all materials necessary to complete this chemistry course. More information regarding Friendly Chemistry including answers to many frequently asked questions may be found at www.friendlychemistry.com.


Chemistry

Chemistry

Author: Bruce Averill

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 1233

ISBN-13: 9780321413703

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Emphasises on contemporary applications and an intuitive problem-solving approach that helps students discover the exciting potential of chemical science. This book incorporates fresh applications from the three major areas of modern research: materials, environmental chemistry, and biological science.