Polychem

Spec sheet

Purpose

Polychem is an interactive multimedia chemistry tutorial and simulation tool for teachers and students.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Audience

The program is aimed at senior high school and college chemistry, with an emphasis on applied chemistry.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Assessment

Teachers can generate tests from question types, view model answers, and print the test and answers.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Curriculum

The site says the program covers more than a full year's course and includes high school curriculum content and more.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Customization

Teachers can edit notes and examination questions, add their own questions using a multiple choice template, and record or direct-mail results.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Download size

The download is more than 280 MB zipped and about 500 MB when unzipped.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Free copy validation

The free copy needs an internet connection to initialize correctly each time it is used, but does not require a continuing connection during use.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Free download

The maker offers a free copy for teachers, students, and organizations for individual, class, or demonstration use.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Inspection period

The maker's updates page offers a five day inspection period for a download of the entire program.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Learning materials

The standalone program includes notes, interactive and exam questions, equipment and chemical process simulations, organic chemistry activities, games, demonstrations, and videos.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Network use

The maker says the software can be accessed by PC and Mac from an NT server, though loading and digital video may take longer over a network.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Platform limits

The download page says the unzipped software runs on PC and Mac up to Mac OS 10.6; its updates page warns that Macs running OS X 10.7 cannot run it as described there.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Records

With write privileges to disk, marks for most activities can be recorded with names, dates, and times.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

Support and contact

The site directs users to contact [email protected] for more information and for help with an update issue.Read 30 Sep 2026 · polychem.org

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Where Specifiction places it

• Chemistry Simulation Software#17 of 337.6