Benefits of AMPAC in Education

"... Semiempirical methods ... provide an excellent demonstration of the principles of computer-based MO calculations for students." Haddy, J. Chem. Ed., 2001 (78) 1206.

Educators and academic researchers need software applications that are affordable and usable. As scientists ourselves, we are committed to providing leading computational tools at reasonable prices. An academic site license from Semichem is an easy way for your institution to provide campus-wide access to AMPAC for less than the cost of 3 individual licenses. Better still, our users consistently say that Semichem's software is "fast," "reliable," and "easy to use" — essential elements in the classroom and the lab.

MAJOR ADVANTAGES:

Highly competitive pricing
- AMPAC™ — $3,000 for a "one OS" SITE license
- Spartan® — list prices starting at $1,200 for a SINGLE user
- Hyperchem — list prices starting at $995 for a SINGLE user
No head-counting - everyone on campus is eligible at no additional cost
- Every faculty and staff member on your campus has unlimited access to the software for research and teaching
- All students - undergraduates, graduates, and post-docs - have unrestricted access for use in coursework and labs
Easy to administer and manage
- Software can be loaded onto any campus-affiliated computer via ftp
- Priority support for all technical and administrative issues is available by email
- Licenses are sold on an annual, renewable basis
Free updates to the software during the license period
- Any improvements or additions made to the software during the term of the license are immediately available for download from our website.
- Annual renewals make it easy to always have access to the most recent version of AMPAC.
Premier graphical user interface
- Any faculty member who gives talks or publishes can take advantage of the high quality output of 3-dimensional graphics provided in a number of common formats to fit web, presentation, and hardcopy applications.
- Visualization tools provide student's a window into many abstract concepts, including electron density, molecular orbitals, and the motions of atoms, as well as three-dimensional illustrations of reaction pathways and IR vibrational modes.
Real world applicability
- Site licenses offer users access to the same software used by industry professionals worldwide
Totally compatible with the widely used ab initio program Gaussian®. Examples include:
- Calculation setup and submission for all Gaussian job types, including:
  Optimizations, Frequencies, Scan, NMR and Molecular Dynamics, with full support for nearly all Gaussian 03 input options.
- The ability to display interactive IR spectra from both AMPAC 8 and Gaussian 03 vibrational frequency calculations and view normal modes and dipole derivative vectors in molecule view windows. Raman and VCD spectra are also available for display with Gaussian 03 calculations.

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