A Request for PC-McIDAS Equipment to Service Undergraduate Courses in Atmospheric Science

正在购置新的IBM PS/2计算机，主要用于三门本科课程。第一门课程是大气科学的入门课程，包括每周三小时的实验。它吸引了大量非技术专业的学生。另外两门课程是气候学和气象学的高级课程，每门课程都需要微积分水平的数学技能。这些计算机运行PC-McIDAS软件，该软件是由Unidata计划开发并由NSF赞助的。该软件接收各种实时天气数据，包括卫星图像、雷达信息、常规气象数据和预报信息。PC-McIDAS在导论课程的实验环节中广泛使用，以举例说明广泛的天气现象，也可用于学生的特殊项目。此外，其他软件将改编和编写为入门和高级课程，将帮助学生在1。2.培养数学技能；理解科学记数法；通过使用计算机上的简单模型来理解各种物理问题。这所大学将提供相当于奖金的金额。

New IBM PS/2 computers are being acquired to be used primarily in three undergraduate courses. The first course is an introductory course in atmospheric science and includes a three hour laboratory each week. It draws large numbers of non-technical students. The other two courses are advanced courses in climatology and meteorology, each requiring mathematical skills at the calculus level. The computers execute the PC-McIDAS software that has been developed under the Unidata program and sponsored by NSF. The software takes in a wide variety of real-time weather data, including satellite images, radar information, conventional meteorological data and forecast information. The PC-McIDAS is used extensively in the introductory course's laboratory sessions to exemplify a broad class of weather phenomena, and is also available for student special projects. In addition, other software will be adapted and written for the introductory and the advanced courses that will assist students in 1. developing mathematical skills, 2. understanding scientific notation, and 3. understanding a variety of physical problems by using simple models on the computers. The university will contribute an amount equal to the award.