Important Plug-ins to accessorize your WEB browser.
(Important Note: If you are using a computer
in a CIS laboratory it is likely that these plug-ins are not
available on the browser you are using. Because of the way
the software is delivered to the local computer it is not
possible for you to add any plug-ins to the browser this can
only be done by CIS Computer Laboratories WebMaster. My only
recommendation is to send an e-mail message to the CIS
Computer Laboratories WebMaster and indicate your desire to
have the browser accessorized with the plug-in you need.)
Go to this site to obtain the latest version
of Real Network's Real Player.
Go to this site to obtain the latest version
of Apple's QuickTime Player.
You will need this reader to download and
print copies of Problem Sets and Examinations from our Web
site. The computers in the CIS laboratories should all have
this reader already installed. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader
allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files across all
major computing platforms.
I recommend downloading the 1.0 version. The
2.0 version is still in beta testing so it may be a little
funky. Chemscape Chime allows scientists to view chemical
structures directly on an HTML page. Chime supports most of
the popular structure display formats that scientists use
including MDL Information Systems' Molfile and Rxnfile and
many of the popular 3D display formats such as the Brookhaven
Protein Databank (PDB) format (3D rendering and RasMol
scripting code courtesy of Roger Sayle.)
Shockwave is a free plug-in from MacroMedia
which lets you experience animation on the web. Many of the
animations I use in class require this plug-in to view. If
you have your own computer and can access the WEB download
this plug-in and install it. Be sure to indicate the type of
computer and the operating system when you request the
download.