General Chemistry: An Inquiry Approach

Michael Abraham, John Gelder and Tom Greenbowe

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Sample Problem Tutorial (html only) This is updated as of October 9, 2001. This view shows how the Show Me and Help Me are broken out into separate pages for each step of the problem. The Help Me has functioning input boxes now.

Draft Version of CD-ROM (updated 4/23/02) Changes are based on review of the PowerText prototype of the material on the last CD-ROM. I'll be working on this over the weekend of April 27, 2002.

Here is my first attempt at using php to generate a gas law problem Problem tutorial using random numbers following the Show ME!, Help Me! Watch Me! format. Click on this problem (refresh or reload to generate a new problem). (updated 1/18/02)

Known problems...

1) the software does not currently keep track of whether the student has previously done a HM, SM or WM.

2) everytime you open PTGL1.php the problem is random generated, so a user could not get from a completed HM to SM with the same problem.

For this software to work it must run on a server that can interpret PHP scripts. The software will not work from the CD. To keep reviewers from knowing that the server is at Oklahoma state university Kent could serve it from one of McGraw-Hill's servers. We could provide a link on the CD and ask the reviewer to go to the McGraw-Hill web ste to run a sample Problem Tutorial.

Boyles Law #1 QuickTime Movie (15 Megs) 1 minutes 16 seconds

Boyles Law #2 QuickTime Movie (35 Megs) 2 minutes 17 seconds

Charles' Law QuickTime Movie (30 Megs) 1 minutes 46 seconds

Graham's Law (old version this seems to be acting funky so I may need some time to work on it.)

New Graham's Law (10/7/01)

Boyle's Law Simulation (written Activity)

MoLE Gas Law (recommend IE 4.5 or higher for Mac. On a PC it should run in IE or Netscape)

Simulation

Written Activity

Boyle's Law MoLE

Charles' Law MoLE

Avogadro's Law MoLE

MoLE Chemical Equilibrium/Kinetics (recommend IE 4.5 or higher for Mac. On a PC it should run in IE or Netscape)

Simulation

Written Activity

Latest Versions of Gas Law, HBR Reaction and A + BC reaction

Problem Solving Resource

10-1-01 Randomly generated problem using JavaScript (click reload to see a new problem with randomly generated numbers) The Show Me; Help Me; and Watch Me pages are not converted yet. We are working on that.

10-2-01 Randomly generated problem using JavaScript (click reload to see a new problem with randomly generated numbers) Show Me works on this version. When a user opens this page the javascript produces a new problem, randomly generating the pressure, volume and temperature for methane (we are working to randomize the ideal gas also). The Show Me button moves the user (on the same page) to the Show Me area and shows the solution to the problem. The Help Me; and Watch Me pages are not converted yet. We are working on that.

Activity of Metals From Tom (Flash interactive example of a macroscopic laboratory simulation. This could also be used as a Pre-Lecture Exploration.)


Current draft (as of 4/25/02) of the Prospectus for Kent and Tom (major change in the section on Administrative Structure)

Current draft (as of 12/06/01) of the Prospectus for Kent and Tom

Currently working:

John and Mike meetings

Wednesday, January 2, 2002....Norman

Thursday, January 3, 2002....Stillwater

Friday, January 4, 2002....Norman (tentative)

Kirk:

Effusion simulation

Kinetics/Equilibrium simulation


Interesting Web Sites;

Here is a particulate level Equilbrium reaction JAVA Applet

Another equilibrium applet simulation

Equilibrium Constants

effusion

Abraham Movies

FeSCN2+ Part 1

FeSCN2+ Part 2

FeSCN2+ Part 3

FeSCN2+ Part 4

Greenbowe's PHP Web site