Development and Practice of Teaching Material in Tablet Computer Based on Computer Graphics by Quantumchemistry Calculation Reaction of I + H2?HI + H -

Abstract

We developed a computer graphics teaching material (QT movie) in a tablet computer (iPad), which shows rearrangement of a diatomic molecule and an atom by collision. The teaching material provides information concerning changes of potential energy and realistic image of intermediate in I + H2 → HI + H, which leads to better understanding of reaction profile. Practice of the teaching material to the university student was conducted and preliminary and posteriori surveys revealed that the teaching material on the tablet computer is very effective to provide image of "Energy" change and also effective to provide image of "Structure" change and "Migration of Electron" during chemical reaction.