Hypermedia Textbook( Version2)
Introduction to molecular modeling for middle and high
school students. This updated version contains java applets, Flash movies
and javascript interactive activities. The MathMol Tutorials have been
updated to work using JavaMage so they can be performed online.
K-12 Jmol Tutorial
New
This tutorial is the same as below except it uses Jmol
which only requires Java enabled browsers.
K-12 Chime Tutorial
A Chime tutorial designed for middle and high school
students. The tutorial can easily be adapted for higher level use.
This tutorial requires that you download the Chim plug-in tool.
Quick Tour
What is molecular modeling? Why is molecular modeling
important? Why the math in MathMol? This link contains numerous images
and MPEG files.
More about MathMol
Where is MathMol being developed? What are the objectives
of MathMol? Why is this site so important to education?
Public Domain Software
What is the latest public domain software available
for PC's, Mac's and Unix workstations? Where can this software be
obtained? (Software found here can be used to read all the files
in the the MathMol Library.)
Library
of 3-D Molecular Structures
The MathMol Library of Molecular Structures contains
GIF, PDB and 3-D (VRML) files of molecules that are found in most
introductory biology and chemistry textbooks (e.g., water and ice,
carbon, hydrocarbons, amino acids, nucleotides, lipids, sugars,
photosynthetic pigments and drugs).
Water
Module
This site contains background information on water
and ice, MPEG files of computer simulations of water molecules in
motion, and water and ice databases.
K-12 Activities
A water module for middle and high school students
that allows students to calculate the density of water and ice on-line
is available here. View the structure of the Photosynthetic Reaction
Center and more. There is a new revised Review of density, mass and
volume that contain javascripts that test students knowledge as they
work through the activity.
Hypermedia
Textbook (Version1)
Experimental versions of two hypermedia textbooks are
now on-line. An elementary school version for grades 3-5 and a middle/high
school version for grades 6-12. The latter MathMol Hypermedia Textbook
makes full use of the latest in Netscape capabilities including: frames,
VRML, interactive Javascipt files, animated GIF's and MPEG files.
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