Spectroscopy for Schools and Colleges

Synopsis: Developed to support the teaching of spectroscopy material in the new AS/A2 level specifications, covers infrared spectroscopy (IR), mass spectrometry (MS) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The resource contains a number of features for both students and teachers including the ability to:

browse a database of spectra and selected properties of 26 compounds viewing them either as raw spectra or with key peaks annotated
copy and paste spectra into other applications
work in problem solving mode to identify unknown compounds from their spectra
see tutorials that show animations of the processes that lead to important peaks in the spectra
view video clips with accompanying commentary showing how spectra are run
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2002
Year of production: 2002
Subjects: Chemistry
Keywords: analytical chemistry; infrared spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; organic chemistry; spectroscopy

Name: Viewtech Educational Media
Contact: Lynda Morrell
Notes: NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution For over 30 years Viewtech distributed programmes from leading specialist educational producers from around the world and since 2002 it included titles previously distributed in the UK by Educational Media Film & Video. The extensive collection covered all subjects within the primary and secondary curriculum and some materials, particularly in the areas of study skills and business, are applicable to further/higher education.

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