01964nam a22002057a 4500 20240530120549.0 240530b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0021-9584 Leborán, Victor Interactive Learning of Diffusion and the Diffusion Equation with Mathematical Software (Journal Article) Washington DC :American Chemical Society ,2023 4525–4529p. Journal of Chemical Education Volume 100, 2023 - Issue 11, November 2023 ***______{For Hard Copy, Please visit Library.}________*** Abstract: The process of diffusion is intimately related to random molecular displacement and is central to many problems in chemistry. Here, we provide an intuitive derivation of the diffusion equation based on the analysis of the random trajectories of particles generated and plotted by simple MATLAB and Python scripts. The codes are very simple and profusely commented on, so they can be modified by students and instructors with little experience with these software packages. The codes plot the trajectories in 1D, 2D, and 3D of a number of particles during a number of steps, both specified by the operator. Advanced versions of the codes with animated evolution of the diffusion process are also provided. The interactive generation and analysis of the trajectories of the particles in different scenarios allows a faster and more complete understanding of the effect of the number of particles, diffusion time, or dimensionality of the system, on the basic aspects of chemical diffusion, like mean square displacement, through the statistical nature of the process. A series of activities for the instructor and students was also suggested. Upper-Division Undergraduate| Computer-Based Learning| Chemical Diffusion Rivadulla, Francisco https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00309 PER 0 0 0 0 RIEBPL RIEBPL 2024-05-30 0 2024-05-30 12:06:17 2024-05-30 PER 45973 45972