QVibeplot: A program to visualize molecular vibrations in two dimensions

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 944-946

  Laurin, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer Based Learning; Graduate Education Research; Group Theory Symmetry; Inorganic Chemistry; IR Spectroscopy Topics; Physical Chemistry; Qualitative Analysis; Raman Spectroscopy; Spectroscopy; Upper Division Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880018099     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed300554z     Document Type: Article

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