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| Circular Birefringence and Circular Dichroism Simulation© | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zachary Brown Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 United States mail to: browzz27@uwgb.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Starkey Department of Chemistry University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI 54311-7001 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Optical activity is an essential component of undergraduate chemistry, yet its origins are rarely explored. In this Mathcad document the fundamental principles of circular dichroism and circular birefringence are examined, including interactive graphs which permit the user to alter the phase difference or absorption between the circular components to simulate both phenomena. Advanced graphing and matrix manipulation are also used to show both the 2D and 3D perspectives, as well as instructions on how to create animations which can be used by various media players. This document requires little prerequisite knowledge of Mathcad and can be used by an undergraduate audience in either an instrumental or physical chemistry, or the animations could be used as a visual aid to accompany a lecture. The vidios, containing two animated graphs which were produced with the Mathcad document, show both two and three dimensional perspectives that can be played on most conventional media players. One file displays circular birefringence (CB) while the other is displays circular dichroism (CD). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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