A Workstation Library for Bioengineering

已经通过了修订的生物工程课程，强调将入门科学与早期工程研究相结合。这门课程的一个重要组成部分是，每个学期都包括一门实验室课程，用于整合课程的所有方面。“工作站图书馆”包括必要的计算、数据采集和数据处理基础设施，使新课程和实验室的运作成为可能。它包括硬件，包括与实验室集成的20个基于Unix的工作站，联网工作站的服务器，以及用于数学处理、模拟和符号处理以及报告编写和演示的软件。工作站网络可通过现有的大学计算机网络进行访问，从而允许对工作站进行非现场访问。还将通过工作站网络访问实验室仪器。其目的是使实验室成为每个学生学习和教育经验的重要组成部分，就像图书馆和课本等其他信息来源一样。

A revised bioengineering curriculum has been adopted that emphasizes the integration of introductory science with early engineering studies. An essential component of this curriculum is that each semester includes a laboratory course that will serve to integrate all aspects of the program. The "workstation library" includes the necessary computational, data acquisition and data handling infrastructure needed to make operation of the new curriculum and laboratories feasible. It includes hardware, in the form of 20 Unix-based workstations integrated with the laboratory, the server that networks the workstations, and software for mathematical manipulation, simulation, and symbolic manipulation, as well as report preparation and presentation. The workstation network is accessible through the existing university computer network, allowing off-site access to the workstations. Laboratory instruments will also be accessed through the workstation network. The aim is to make the laboratory as essential and important a component of each student's learning and educational experience as are other information sources such as libraries and texts.