Abstract
Abstract We describe our extensive collective experience in the conduct of courses based on the use of advanced mathematical software to enhance the capabilities of students of chemistry to solve problems with a mathematical component. These courses have been based on an interactive electronic textbook Mathematics for Chemistry with Symbolic Computation that has been concurrently developed and expanded. The admirable performance of the students who have benefited from our courses leaves no doubt that mathematical software is an invaluable tool for the teaching, learning and practice of mathematics in a chemical context.
Highlights
Chemistry is the natural and physical science that treats matter and its transformations
In most approaches to the teaching of chemistry, students learn how to handle chemical calculations performed with paper and pencil, some treatment of data using general software such as a spreadsheet, and perhaps the use of black-box software for structural calculations. Those approaches are effective for introducing chemical concepts and for preparing the students for the future practice of their chemical profession, but chemical curricula in universities around the world typically lack the development of powerful mathematical capabilities using mathematical software on digital computers, in particular the capability of symbolic computation
In this article we discuss the benefits of an interactive electronic textbook, of title Mathematics for Chemistry with Symbolic Computation, based on a particular mathematical program, Maple, to teach the mathematical skills that are applicable to chemistry
Summary
Chemistry is the natural and physical science that treats matter and its transformations. In most approaches to the teaching of chemistry, students learn how to handle chemical calculations performed with paper and pencil, some treatment of data using general software such as a spreadsheet, and perhaps the use of black-box software for structural calculations. Those approaches are effective for introducing chemical concepts and for preparing the students for the future practice of their chemical profession, but chemical curricula in universities around the world typically lack the development of powerful mathematical capabilities using mathematical software on digital computers, in particular the capability of symbolic computation. In this article we discuss the benefits of an interactive electronic textbook, of title Mathematics for Chemistry with Symbolic Computation, based on a particular mathematical program, Maple, to teach the mathematical skills that are applicable to chemistry
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