Chemistry 1A Internet Assignment

 

This assignment is to be done anytime the first week of class.

You may use the computers in Sci-229 during posted drop-in hours. The computer center staff may or may not  provide help.  It is suggested that you work in pairs. 

The internet is a powerful tool for communicating, researching, and distributing all types of information. It is important that you learn to use this resource in connection with your educational experience since the internet is being adopted by an ever increasing proportion of the business, research and educational communities.

There are a number of useful chemistry sites on the internet, some are accessible through the my internet site located at:

http://fp.academic.venturacollege.edu/doliver

My e-mail address is:

d.oliver10@gte.net 

Your assignment is to:

        0.    Read all directions before you start.

1.    Start Internet Explorer by double clicking the left mouse button with the arrow pointing at the Internet Explorer icon. Type

     http://chemserv.venturacollege.edu/doliver3

into the Address box at the top of the page and press Enter. If you can see the molecule on the left of the screen continue. If you can not see the molecule, install the Chime Plug-in for your browser then continue. 

2)     Play with the molecular structures on my web page using the mouse. Note: Use the right button on the mouse with the pointer on the molecule to select from several options. I.e.. Rotation Stop. Use the left button to rotate the molecules.

3)     Use the " Chemistry Resources" button on my web page to access one of the chemistry data bases or other sites that have molecular structures that can be manipulated with the mouse. You may need to try several sites to find one that has molecular structures in the .pdb or .PDB format to down load.

4)     Download a molecular structure from the data base and save it to the desktop. Try to find a structure that has the .pdb suffix attached to the name. To download a .pdb file, right click on the molecular structure and  select "Save As" or "Export" option. Click in the box labeled "Save in:" and click on the Desktop icon. You may need to give your file a name that ends in the .pdb suffix.

5)     Use the web browser search engine to find a chemistry web site not referenced by my web page.

6)     If you do not have an e-mail account, open an e-mail account by typing

http://www.hotmail.com 

in the "Address" window at the top of the browser window. Click on the "New Account Sigh Up" tab and read and accept the hotmail terms of service. Choose a login name, password, fill in all blanks in the form, select your interests and press the "Submit Registration" button. Be sure to write your login name and password down somewhere where you won’t loose it. Follow the directions to complete registration.

7)     e-mail a message to me containing your name, the address of the chemistry web site you found in #5, and attach the molecular structure you found in #4 to the e-mail message.

Directions for installing Chime on your home computer.

If a rotating spherical molecule does not appear on my web page, download the Chime plug-in using Plug-ins link on my home page. Click on the CHIME Now button on my web site to access the Chime download site. You will need to register with the vender. Select the proper version of Chime for your computer. A window will appear with the words "Save As..." at the top. Click in the box labeled "Save in:" and click on "Desktop". You may need to scroll up to see "Desktop" . Click the Save button to save the Chime plug-in installer onto the computer's Desktop. This may take several minutes. After the down load is complete click on File and click on Exit to quit your internet browser. Double click on the Desktop file "MDLChime26SP4.exe" and Chime will be installed on the computer. You then restart your browser to be able to use the Chime program. You can delete the file from the desktop after you install the Chime program.