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Autor/inn/en | Litofsky, Joshua; Viswanathan, Rama |
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Titel | Introduction to Computational Chemistry: Teaching Hu¨ckel Molecular Orbital Theory Using an Excel Workbook for Matrix Diagonalization |
Quelle | In: Journal of Chemical Education, 92 (2015) 2, S.291-295 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0021-9584 |
DOI | 10.1021/ed500376q |
Schlagwörter | Science Instruction; Chemistry; Equations (Mathematics); Teaching Methods; Molecular Structure; College Science; Undergraduate Study; Computer Software; Matrices; Student Projects; Computer Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Wisconsin |
Abstract | Matrix diagonalization, the key technique at the heart of modern computational chemistry for the numerical solution of the Schrödinger equation, can be easily introduced in the physical chemistry curriculum in a pedagogical context using simple Hückel molecular orbital theory for p bonding in molecules. We present details and results of computations, including both the quintessential examples of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons discussed in text books and an interesting extension to a large molecule, C[subscript 60] (buckminsterfullerene), the first member of the fullerenes to be discovered and synthesized, using a simple Excel spreadsheet-based VBA "application" that we have developed. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2020/1/01 |