Microcomputers in the Introductory Physics Laboratory

入门物理实验室中的微型计算机

• 批准号: 8950737
• 负责人: Mark Peterson
• 金额: $ 1.77万
• 依托单位: Mount Holyoke College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-05-15 至 1991-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8950737&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Microcomputers; Introductory; Physics; Laboratory

Mount Holyoke is upgrading its introductory physics labs by using new technology in carefully chosen applications to enhance the educational value of the lab. They are using 12 microcomputers, a frame grabber, A/D electronics, and software to use in new introductory lab applications. These do not replace stopwatches and meter sticks with high-tech equivalents: students need to know and have confidence in rough and ready methods of measurement. The role for the new technology is to have students go where they could not go before: (1) acquire previously unattainable kinds of data, and (2) have access to conceptual tools for visualization and thought experiments. An essential part of the plan is the development of software which builds on the social ambiance of the introductory lab: real data from real experiments, and discussions with lab partners and instructors. The computer will (1) talk to the outside world through instrument interfaces, (2) talk to clusters of users through graphics, and (3) enable the kinds of manipulations students need to perform: arithmetic on data, graphing, fitting, varying of parameters, and visualizing. All of this is being smoothly integrated, so that the graphics screen becomes a focus for discussion, and new analyses or ideas can be tried out with just a few keystrokes or mouse clicks. The grantee provides funds for this project that are an equal match for the NSF award. The University will contribute an amount equal to the award.

霍利奥克山正在升级其入门物理实验室， 技术在精心挑选的应用程序，以提高教育 实验室的价值 他们使用12台微型计算机，一个图像采集器， A/D电子设备和软件用于新的入门实验室 应用. 这些并不能取代秒表和米尺， 高科技等同物：学生需要了解并有信心 粗糙而现成的测量方法。 新的角色 技术是让学生去他们以前不能去的地方：（1） 获取以前无法获得的数据，以及（2）可以访问 可视化和思维实验的概念工具。 一个 该计划的重要组成部分是软件的开发， 介绍性实验室的社会氛围：来自真实的的真实的数据 实验，并与实验室合作伙伴和教师讨论。 的 计算机将（1）通过仪器与外界交流 接口，（2）通过图形与用户群交谈，以及（3） 使学生能够进行各种操作：算术 数据、图形、拟合、参数变化和可视化。 所有这一切都被平滑地整合在一起， 成为讨论的焦点，可以尝试新的分析或想法 只需点击几下鼠标或键盘就能完成。 受让人提供 基金为这个项目是一个平等的比赛为NSF奖。 大学将提供与奖金相等的金额。