Developing a Digital Simulation For Exploring the Thermodynamics of a Chemical Reaction

Authors

Jingwei (Mike) Ling, DePauw University

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Document Type

Abstract

Publication Date

10-2-2019

Abstract

Shiny is a package used in the R programming environment to develop interactive applications without the need for a background in HTML, CSS, and/or JavaScript coding. Applications are run in a browser either remotely using shinyapps.io as a hosting service, or locally using a computer with R installed. The interactive nature of a Shiny application allows students to explore a (bio)chemical system in a manner that uses active-learning to promote critical thinking in the classroom. Work this summer focused on developing an application for Chem 260 that models the thermodynamic properties of a reaction, allowing students to explore how a change in temperature, enthalpy, entropy, and activation energy affects a reaction’s thermodynamic favorability and the reaction’s rate.

Project Mentor

Prof. D. Harvey, PhD

Funding and Acknowledgements

Funding: Faculty Summer Research Endowed Fund, Faculty Development Program

Recommended Citation

Ling, Jingwei (Mike), "Developing a Digital Simulation For Exploring the Thermodynamics of a Chemical Reaction" (2019). Annual Student Research Poster Session. 181.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/srfposters/181