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Here is a video showing the relationship between kinetics and mechanism of a reaction
Direct download: kinetics.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 7:20 PM
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A short video illustrating simple cubic, body centered cubic, and face centered cubic structures and unit cells.
Direct download: crystal_structure_2.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 4:15 AM
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Hybridization of Atomic Orbits: Demonstration of sp3, sp2, and sp hybridization with examples of bonding for each by Rachael Gray.

Direct download: hybrid.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 4:11 PM
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Here is a video podcast of the basic VSEPR 3D shapes by Adele Rockett.

Direct download: AdeleVSEPR.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 7:42 PM
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Here is a short video illustrating the use of Excel's Solver tool to find coefficients in non-liner equations.
Direct download: solver.mov
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 8:34 PM
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Here is a rough but timely video to help you get started calculating the shape of a titration curve in Excel.

Direct download: titrations_in_excel.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 12:40 AM
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Here is a short video with discussion and demonstrations of the behavior of gases.  It is a largish file (68 MB).  As always, any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Timeline
0:00     Kinetic Molecular Theory
0:50     Pressure and Volume
2:07     Pressure and Temperature
2:58     Pressure and Amount
3:54     Ideal Gas Law
4:45     Mentos geysers
5:27     Soda bottle explosion
5:55     Blooper

Direct download: gases.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 7:07 PM
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Here is a short video illustrating the use of the regression tool in MS Excel.  It is not very polished, but I wanted to get it out quickly for the Analytical class.  Sorry about the Darth Vader impersonation with the microphone.  I was using a cheap headset I have here at home rather than the nice one.  You can find the finished file on the CHM 379 page on Learning@UP.
Direct download: excel_regression.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 1:28 AM
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Here is a ~10 minute video illustrating the use of the Ocean Optics UV/vis spectrometers. It will mostly be of interest to those in upper division Chemistry labs.
Direct download: Ocean_Optics_ftp.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 11:23 PM
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Here is a short video that illustrates the process for downloading and installing Microsoft Office 2003 from the UP website.  Thanks for watching and please let me know how it looks.
Direct download: Excel_Video_00.m4v
Category: Video Podcasts -- posted at: 5:31 AM
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