Computer help students with Chem 1025 and 1045

[TheFlIrishman]

George W.J. Kenney, Jr

AA, BS, MS Organic Chemistry

15 years as an Analytical Chemist with Eastman Kodak in Roch, NY

20 years as a high tech Computer Software Wiz Bang on classified government projects

3 years as Professor of Chemistry teaching Chem 1025 and 1045

After spending a few years teaching College level Chem 1, I’ve found one of the big obstacles for students is understanding Naming in General Chemistry.  I’ve taken the past year to write a computer program in Visual Studio to help students with Name to Structure and Structure to Name that they can use at home.  The program is capable of handling various books ions, various levels of complexity and repeatable or random presentation.  With an incorrect answer, the program’s AI Engine will interpret [ or attempt to ] the students response and tell them where it is wrong.  The student can then click on “Show Why” button and the rules for that particular name/structure are given.

THIS PROGRAM IS FREE FROM MY WEB PAGE!

http://www.irishmansoftware.com/Chemistry.htm

I am continuing to update the program and post versions that are good for one month.  I am currently working on improving the AI Engine for student response interpretation.

My long term goal is to provide a program that students can use at home at any time to practice General Chemistry Naming where their responses are interpreted and the answers given for why they may be incorrect.  I will continue to develop this program into chemical reactions, balancing equations, adding weights of compounds etc.

Questions, comments and suggestions are appreciated:

George W.J. Kenney, Jr

The Irishman

Chemistry@IrishmanSoftware.com

http://www.irishmansoftware.com/Chemistry.htm

[emm_chem]

     Nice work sir,it is a wonderfull program and i commend your effort.I  want to ask you a question but its out of the topic,is it possible for diamond to undergo sublimation from its solid state to a gasous state,and if possible what is the mechanism.I will be gratefull for any reply.Thanks in advance.

[TheFlIrishman]

If you look up the Phase Diagram of Diamond at

http://phycomp.technion.ac.il/~anastasy/teza/teza/node5.html

Diamond CANNOT go directly to the a gas

It would have to go to graphite then to diamond

Diamond -> Graphite by lowering the pressure from 100 to 0.1 KBar at say 300 deg K

Then increase the Temp and around 425 deg K, it will go to the Vapour

In exchange – please download my latest version of Name -> Formulae -> Name, play with it and let me know if it is of any help. If so, please pass my URL around. I’m in the process of adding balancing of equations to this program.

http://www.irishmansoftware.com/Chemistry.htm

The Irishman

St Cloud, Florida, USA

http://www.IrishmanSoftware.com

[emm_chem]

I have downloaded it and it is of great help.And thanks for your reply,i am very gratefull.About the URL distribution i will try my best to ensure it gets to as many people as possible.

[TheFlIrishman]

So where are you located?

What course are you taking?

The Irishman

http://www.IrishmanSoftware.com

[emm_chem]

Am in Nigria 

An undergraduate of industrial chemistry

[TheFlIrishman]

Wow! How’s it over there?

I guess I’m glad I’m in the USA. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you with Chemistry

What is your background?

I’m an AA, BS and MS in Organic Chemistry with years of IR, UV/Vis and NMR and lots of computer experience.

Irishman@IrishmanSoftware.com

The Irishman

http://www.IrishmanSoftware.com

[emm_chem]

am still yet to attain my Bsc, but i am looking forward to persue my education up to phD level.

[TheFlIrishman]

Cool, do it!

It’ll be something that you will never regret. Don’t let ANYTHING get in your way

Learn lots of Math, Electronics and Computer Programming if you can

The Irishman

http://www.IrishmanSoftware.com

[emm_chem]

alright, i will try to include those in my studies.what is with that link about female interferance