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Peer Review

Examples of the Application of Java and Javscript to Chemistry

Reviewed:
May 10, 2011 by Chemistry
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 1.0 stars
Content Quality: 0.5 stars
Effectiveness: 1.0 stars
Ease of Use: 1.0 stars
Overview:
This is a gateway site to a variety of chemistry sites which use JAVA in some
cases to generate novel kinds of applets.
Type of Material:
This is a gateway site.
Recommended Uses:
This may be used by programmers interested in seeing what has been done using
JAVA, JAVASCRIPT etc. for various chemistry programs.
Technical Requirements:
Java Plug-in
Identify Major Learning Goals:
It is unclear what the learning goals of this site are, other than to demonstrate some examples of the use of JAVA and JAVASCRIPT in elementary chemistry examples.
Target Student Population:
Computer programmers interested in programming JAVASCRIPTS may find this of
some nominal value.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Only users who have direct programming skills in JAVA or scripting languages would be able to make use of this site.

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:
This site may provide a few modest insights into JAVASCRIPT programming for the sciences, chemistry in particular.
Concerns:
This is a modest gateway site with limited utility. It does not provide any
guidance with respect to JAVASCRIPT in chemistry. It is merely a collection of
sites many of which do not function or contain broken links.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:
This site may serve those interested in writing simple scripts for chemistry students at the elementary level.
Concerns:
This site should not be present on the MERLOT collection. It serves a different
audience (computer programmers in chemistry).

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:
The site is a listing of relevant sites associated with the use of scripts for programming for elementary chemistry students.
Concerns:
The sites function is unclear. It claims to provide information about the
application of Java and Java Script. The majority of the links the portal
provides are broken.
Other Issues and Comments:
The sites function is unclear. It claims to provide information about the
application of Java and Java Script. The majority of the links the portal
provides are broken.
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