Computer Automated Laboratory Instrumentation for Student Instruction

用于学生教学的计算机自动化实验室仪器

• 批准号: 9152108
• 负责人: Robert Cizek
• 金额: $ 1.94万
• 依托单位: Southwestern College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-06-01 至 1994-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9152108&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computer; Automated; Laboratory; Instrumentation; Student

Southwestern College (SWC) is a primarily minority, public community college. Through this grant the college is acquiring computer-automated laboratory instrumentation that provides dynamic, modern laboratory experiences. Existing physics lab equipment dates from the 1960's did not reflect the changed technology SWC students encounter in four-year transfer institutions and in the work place.The proposed equipment allows students to replace current lengthy manual data acquisition with automated instrumentation techniques, leaving time in the laboratory to explore the physical principles that incorporate the measurements. This is a major shift in emphasis from the prior tedious, time-consuming measurement and manual computation too often associated with physics. The shift enables students to discover the excitement and joy of scientific inquiry and thought, helping to develop critical thinking skills.This project is part of the Physics Department Five-Year Plan, developed to achieve excellence within the Physics Department and thus increase the number of minority students who enter professional fields within science and engineering. Equipment acquired includes IBM Computers and Interface Component Kits, Linear Motion Instrumentation, and Rotational Motion Instrumentation--all items making a complete package. The equipment has direct impact on six of eleven core experiments conducted in undergraduate physics courses by 450 students per year.NSF grant funds are being matched with funds from non-federal sources.

西南学院（SWC）主要是少数民族，公立 社区大学 通过这笔赠款，学院将获得 计算机自动化实验室仪器， 充满活力的现代实验室体验。 现有物理实验室 20世纪60年代的设备日期并没有反映出变化 四年制转校生在技术方面遭遇 机构和工作场所。建议的设备 允许学生替换当前冗长的手动数据 自动化仪器技术的收购，留下 在实验室里探索物理原理， 将测量结果合并。 这是一个重大转变， 从以前的繁琐，耗时的测量强调， 人工计算往往与物理学联系在一起。 的 转变使学生能够发现的兴奋和喜悦， 科学探究和思考，有助于发展批判性思维， 思维能力。这个项目是物理系的一部分 五年计划，旨在实现卓越的 从而增加物理系少数民族的人数 进入科学专业领域的学生， 工程. 收购的设备包括IBM计算机和 接口组件套件、直线运动手术工具和 旋转运动仪器--所有项目组成一个完整的 包. 该设备对11个核心中的6个有直接影响 实验进行本科物理课程的450 美国国家科学基金会的赠款资金正在与基金相匹配 非联邦来源。