Instructional Equipment for an Introductory Course for Non- Science Students

我们正在为非理工科学生开设一门两学期的多学科入门课程。本课程设计的概念模块结合了生物、化学和物理的主要主题，通过实践实验，重点关注现代科学的主要过程、原理和范式。传感器、分光光度计和个人计算机用于记录数据和图形显示结果。实验协议强调如何收集、分析和使用数据来验证或扩大公认的理论。选用了耐用的基本仪器，使实验人员学会轻松、自信地使用科学仪器。在整个课程中，重点放在展示定量结果对科学论证的必要性，特别是在确定与现代环境和商业决策相关的关键参数和组成部分方面。

A two semester introductory, multidisciplinary course for non- science majors is being developed. The course is designed with concept modules incorporating major themes in biology, chemistry, and physics through hands-on experiments focusing on selected major processes, principles, and paradigms of modern science. Sensors, spectrophotometers, and personal computers are used for recording of data and graphical display of results. Experimental protocols emphasize how data can be collected, analyzed, and used to validate or amplify accepted theories. Durable, basic instruments have been selected so that experimenters are taught to use scientific instruments with ease and confidence. Throughout the course, an emphasis is placed on showing how quantitative results are necessary to scientific arguments, especially in terms of identifying key parameters and components that are relevant to modern environmental and business decisions.