Using the World Wide Web in Teaching Introductory Chemistry
The University of Texas - Pan American
October 7, 2002
Dr. John I. Gelder
The Web Server
Under System Preferences/Sharing one can turn on Web Sharing
Library/WebServer/Documents
HTML and PHP
Information from Apple.com on QTSS
Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Movies
MOV (streaming)
Oh yea, you can probably do this on a PC too.
Mac PowerPC G4 450 512 MB RAM 25GB HD serving using 4D WebStar 4 and NetCloak
NetForms
Mac PowerPC G4 500 1 GB RAM 2 36 GB HD using OS X server software and QTSS
server software
Mac PowerPC G4 867 1 GB RAM 200 GB HDs using OS X server software, QTSS
server software and PHP server software
Mac PowerPC G4 Dual 1 GHz 1.5 GB RAM 200 GB HDs using OS X server software
and PHP server software
Introductory Chemistry
Administrative Information
Syllabus
General Information
Announcements
Lecture Resources
Lecture Notes
(Example1 (1st
lecture/Atomic Level Exercise);
Example2 (Self-Test)
(Sig Figs and Rounding);
Example3
(Intro to moles/favorite problem);
Example4
(Limiting Reagents/Chapters movie);
Example5 (Dispersion
Forces))
Laboratory
Future Stuff
Particulate Equilibrium
Questions:
How many of you use the internet every day? For class work/assignments? For
entertainment?
On the average how many hours are you on the internet each day?
Do you see the Internet as a positive influence on your academic career?
If you had a choice between two sections of the same course, would you enroll
in the section with a web site, or in the section that had no web site?
How many of you have e-mail a professor?
Do you think email has enhanced your relationship with your professor?