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Integrating Python into a Physical Chemistry Lab

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Title: Integrating Python into a Physical Chemistry Lab
Language: English
Authors: Marie van Staveren (ORCID 0000-0002-4081-838X)
Source: Journal of Chemical Education. 2022 99(7):2604-2609.
Availability: Division of Chemical Education, Inc. and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Educational Technology, Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Data Analysis, Skill Development, Student Attitudes, Interdisciplinary Approach
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00193
ISSN: 0021-9584
1938-1328
Abstract: This paper shows a method for integrating computer programming into a standard physical chemistry laboratory sequence to augment student data analysis abilities and allow them to carry programming skills forward to other courses. The Python programming language is used, taking advantage of the pedagogical benefits of Jupyter notebooks, primarily the ability to intersperse instructions and interactive code cells. A series of five notebooks, plus one traditional script exercise, are designed to teach basic techniques (e.g., loops, assignments, data types), instrument interfacing, model fitting, and introductory quantum chemistry. The skills are directly applicable to laboratories the students perform during the hands-on portion of the courses. A survey of students who have completed the course show high confidence in their ability to learn new skills, and student comments reveal they have used these skills in a variety of other contexts.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1441725
Database: ERIC
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