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ArticlePloS one2019

SimKinet: A free educational tool based on an electrical analogy to solve chemical kinetic equations.

Manuel Caravaca, Pilar Sanchez-Andrada, Antonio Soto-Meca

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Manuel CaravacaDepartment of Sciences and Computing, University Centre of Defence, Spanish Air Force Academy, Santiago de la Ribera, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4124-6130
Pilar Sanchez-AndradaDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Espinardo, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9944-8563
Antonio Soto-MecaDepartment of Sciences and Computing, University Centre of Defence, Spanish Air Force Academy, Santiago de la Ribera, Murcia, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this article we introduce the software SimKinet, a free tool specifically designed to solve systems of differential equations without any programming skill. The underlying method is the so-called Network Simulation Method, which designs and solves an electrical network equivalent to the mathematical problem. SimKinet is versatile, fast, presenting a real user-friendly interface, and can be employed for both educational and researching purposes. It is particularly useful in the first courses of different scientific degrees, mainly Chemistry and Physics, especially when facing non-analytic or complex-dynamics problems. Moreover, SimKinet would help students to understand fundamental concepts, being an opportunity to improve instruction in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics and other Sciences courses, with no need of advanced knowledge in differential equations. The potency of SimKinet is demonstrated via two applications in chemical kinetics: the photochemical destruction of stratospheric ozone and the chaotic dynamics of the peroxidase-oxidase reaction.

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Computer SimulationElectricityModels, TheoreticalSoftwareChemistry, PhysicalHumansKineticsMathematicsStudents

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PMID30849103
PMCPMC6407758

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