Teaching Computer Concepts to Undergraduate Chemists

Ronald S. Haines
The University of New South Wales, Department of Physical Chemistry, Room 216, Heffron Bldg., Gate 14, Barker Street, Kensington, Sydney, NSW 2052, AUSTRALIA
J. Chem. Educ., 1998, 75 (6), p 785
DOI: 10.1021/ed075p785
Publication Date (Web): June 1, 1998

Abstract

A curriculum for introducing chemistry students to the use of computer hardware and software in chemistry is described. The aim of the curriculum is to give students confidence when dealing with computers by emphasizing underlying concepts which are common to many computer applications (for example, the use of memory for storing data and the need to encode such data into binary numbers). Other areas covered in the curriculum include databases, spreadsheets, networks, data acquisition, data formats, and the digital representation of chemical structures.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Curriculum

Keywords (Feature):

Teaching with Technology

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Computer-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Learning Theories
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