Wildcat Computing Support

College of Natural Sciences

Note - General means the Platform/Program/Software is used in multiple courses

The link "Login Using Wildcat Virtual Desktop" provides you free access to use a web version of that software. 

Required Softwares - College of Natural Science

Program/Platform/Software

Course(s)

How to Access

Tutorials

Adobe Creative Cloud

(Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere-Pro, Premiere Rush)

General

BIOL 371, 412

Access Adobe Creative Cloud(opens in new window)

Learn Adobe Creative Cloud(opens in new window)

Aleks

CHEM 112

Access Alex(opens in new window)

Learn Alex(opens in new window)

Cascade or other web site management software

NFSC 530

Access Cascade(opens in new window)

Learn Cascade(opens in new window)

ChemDoodle 

CHEM 370L, 370M

Access ChemDoodle(opens in new window)

Learn ChemDoodle(opens in new window)

Desmos

PHYS 435A, 435B

Access Desmos(opens in new window)

Learn Desmos(opens in new window)

GCDKit

ERTH 403, 649

Access GCDKit(opens in new window)

Learn GCDKit(opens in new window)

Google Earth

ERTH 355, 300 403, 649

Access Google Earth(opens in new window)

Learn Google Earth(opens in new window)

Google Workspace

(Calendar, Docs, Drive, Forms, Jamboard, Mail, Sheets, Sites, Slides, Youtube)

General

Access Google Workspace(opens in new window)

Learn Google Workspace(opens in new window)

Gradescope

CHEM 270, 370

Access Gradescope(opens in new window)

Learn Gradescope(opens in new window)

imageJ

ERTH 403, 649

Access ImageJ(opens in new window)

Learn ImageJ(opens in new window)

Jupyter Notebooks

PHYS 301, 302, and 312

Access Jupyter Notebooks(opens in new window)

Learn Jupyter Notebooks(opens in new window)

Labview

PHYS 327, 427

PHYS Lab courses

Access Labview(opens in new window)

Learn Labview(opens in new window)

Latex

PHYS 427

Access Latex(opens in new window)

Learn Latex(opens in new window)

Logger Pro

Phys 204B

Access Logger Pro(opens in new window)

Learn Logger Pro (PDF)

Pearson Mastering

CHEM 111

Access Pearson Mastering(opens in new window)

Learn Pearson Mastering(opens in new window)

Mathematica

PHYS 314

Access Mathematica(opens in new window)

Learn Mathematica(opens in new window)

Matlab

ERTH 420

Phys 327, 427

Access Mathlab(opens in new window)

Learn Mathlab(opens in new window)

McGraw Hill Connect

BIOL 102

Access McGraw Hill Connect(opens in new window)

Learn McGraw Hill Connect(opens in new window)

MEGA

BIOL 412

Access MEGA(opens in new window)

Learn MEGA(opens in new window)

MestReNova

CHEM 370L, 370M

Access MestReNova(opens in new window)

Learn MestReNova(opens in new window)

Microsoft Suite/Office 365

(Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, OneNote, Outlook, Teams, Word)

BIOL 162, 371, 412, 482 

CHEM 320, 370

ERTH 380, 403, 649, 

GEOS 306, 360, 471, 572, 436

NFSC 122, 230, 430, 431W, 530

PHYS 204A, 204B

Access Microsoft Suite/Office 365(opens in new window) 

Learn Microsoft Suite/Office 365(opens in new window) 

Peardeck

MATH 210/310

Access Peardeck(opens in new window)

Learn Peardeck(opens in new window)

PhET simulations

CHEM111

Access PhET Simulations(opens in new window)

Learn PhET Simulations(opens in new window)

Poll Everywhere

General

BIOL 102, 162, 323, 409, 411

Access Poll Everywhere(opens in new window)

Learn Poll Everywhere(opens in new window)

Python

BIOL 482, 

PHYS 327, 427

Access Python(opens in new window)

Learn Python(opens in new window)

R Studio

BIOL 482

ERTH 403, 649

MATH 130, 314, 315, 456, 385, 485, 458, 350, 351, 450

Access R Studio(opens in new window)

Learn R Studio(opens in new window)

Spyder

PHYS 301, 302, 312

Access Spyder(opens in new window)

Learn Spyder(opens in new window)

Tracker

PHYS 204A/B

Access Tracker(opens in new window)

Learn Tracker(opens in new window)

Vernier Graphical Analysis

CHEM111

PHYS 202A/B, 204A/B

SCED 141

Access Vernier Graphical Analysis(opens in new window)

Learn Vernier Graphical Analysis(opens in new window)

Vernier Spectral Analysis

CHEM111

Access Vernier Spectral Analysis(opens in new window)

Learn Vernier Spectral Analysis(opens in new window)

Zoom

General 

Access Zoom(opens in new window)

Learn Zoom(opens in new window)

Note - General means the Platform/Program/Software is used in multiple courses

Recommended Softwares - College of Natural Science

Program/Platform/Software

Course(s)

How to Access

Tutorials

Adobe Creative Cloud

(Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere-Pro, Premiere Rush)

General

Access Adobe Creative Cloud(opens in new window)

Learn Adobe Creative Cloud(opens in new window)

Adobe Scan 

General

Access Adobe Scan(opens in new window)

Learn Adobe Scan(opens in new window)

Anaconda Python

PHYS 109, 315

Access Anaconda Python(opens in new window)

Learn Anaconda Python(opens in new window)

ArcGIS or Arc Pro

ERTH 403, 460, 649

Access ArcGis(opens in new window)


Access Arc Pro(opens in new window)

Learn ArcGIS(opens in new window)


Learn Arc Pro(opens in new window)

Desmos

PHYS 202A/B, 204A/B

Access Desmos(opens in new window)

Learn Desmos(opens in new window)

Google Workspace

(Calendar, Docs, Drive, Forms, Jamboard, Mail, Sheets, Sites, Slides, Youtube)

General

Chem 483

Access Google Workspace(opens in new window)

Learn Google Workspace(opens in new window)

Grammarly

General

Access Grammarly(opens in new window)

Learn Grammarly(opens in new window)

ioGAS

ERTH 649

Access ioGAS(opens in new window)

Learn ioGAS (PDF)

Mathematica

PHYS 315, 327, 427

Access Mathematica(opens in new window)

Learn Mathematica(opens in new window)

Microsoft Suite/Office 365

(Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, OneNote, Outlook, Teams, Word)

General

Access Microsoft Suite/Office 365(opens in new window) 

Learn Microsoft Suite/Office 365(opens in new window) 

Pronto

BIOL 102, 323

Access Pronto(opens in new window)

Learn Pronto(opens in new window)

R Studio

General

Access R Studio(opens in new window)

Learn R Studio(opens in new window)

Snap Gene

BIOL 412

Access Snap Gene(opens in new window)

Learn Snap Gene(opens in new window)