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Jon L. Holmes Nancy S. Gettys University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI 53706
Solid State Resources CD-ROM
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Abstract of Special Issue 12, 2nd Edition George C. Lisensky and Joey M. Blackwell Department of Chemistry, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 53511-5595 Arthur B. Ellis Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1396
The Solid State Resources CD-ROM (1) for Mac OS and Windows compatible computers has been updated with a new HTML interface and video identical to that published in the General Chemistry Collection, 2nd Edition (2). This includes both new video and improved versions of some of the movies on the original Solid State Resources CD. All resources on the CD are now accessed through HTML pages using a WWW browser. This provides a single, identical version for Mac OS and Windows and eliminates problems some encountered when playing movies in the slide shows of the previous version. Solid State Resources is intended to help instructors to integrate materials science examples into introductory chemistry courses. The CD includes: • • • • • • •
Shown here are three frames from a QuickTime movie included in Solid State Resources. In this sequence oranges are cut into eighths and reassembled to represent the fractional volume contribution of each atom at the corner of a simple cubic unit cell.
QuickTime movies (animations and video) slide shows overhead masters the complete book, Teaching General Chemistry: A Materials Science Companion (3) (the Companion) the Instruction Manual, ICE Solid State Model Kit (4) an index to all materials on the CD software to allow access to all materials on the CD (excluding WWW browser)
Those already using the Companion will find Solid State Resources 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. 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. 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.
Overhead projector transparency masters of figures from the Companion are available for high-resolution printing in color or black and white using Adobe Acrobat (5). Adobe Acrobat Reader is included on the CD. 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 Adobe Acrobat (5) format. Full test searching of the Companion has been added in this edition. The instruction manual for the ICE Solid-State Model Kit (4) 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 index to the CD-ROM allows you to locate, preview, and access any of the materials described above quickly and easily using a WWW browser.
JChemEd.chem.wisc.edu • Vol. 75 No. 10 October 1998 • Journal of Chemical Education
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