Development of a Microcomputer Based Laboratory for Introductory Physics

基于微机的物理入门实验室的开发

• 批准号: 9251874
• 负责人: Dan Cross
• 金额: $ 2.19万
• 依托单位: King University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-08-01 至 1995-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9251874&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Microcomputer; Based; Laboratory; Introductory

A microcomputer-based laboratory for the introductory physics classes has been established. In addition to computers, appropriate interfaces and software lab apparatus that can be used for a variety of computer-based experiments in the first semester of the courses have been purchased. The project has been designed around a network of Macintosh computers. The universal lab interface developed by the Workshop Physics project and the Tools for Scientific Thinking project are being used with appropriate transducers to input data from air track and rotational mechanics apparatus. This project serves to introduce the students in these courses to what has become the main method for data acquisition and analysis in scientific work today. In addition several experiments that previously were not in our program have been introduced. Upperclass physics majors have been instrumental in evaluating equipment and experiment possibilities for these labs. We plan to continue to involve them in the lab development. Eventually the project will evolve to the point that computers will be used in some capacity in almost every lab. Interactive simulation software is being made available for the students to model experiments and study effects, such as air resistance, normally not accounted for. This equipment is being used mainly by students in the introductory labs, but when not being used in that capacity, the computers are available for the upperclass majors to use.

建立了以微型计算机为基础的物理概论课实验室。除了计算机外，还购买了适当的接口和软件实验室设备，可用于课程第一学期的各种基于计算机的实验。该项目是围绕Macintosh计算机网络而设计的。由研讨会物理项目和科学思维工具项目开发的通用实验室界面正在与适当的传感器一起使用，以输入来自空气轨道和旋转力学设备的数据。本项目旨在向这些课程的学生介绍当今科学工作中数据采集和分析的主要方法。此外，还介绍了几个以前不在我们计划中的实验。物理专业的高年级学生在评估这些实验室的设备和实验可能性方面发挥了重要作用。我们计划继续让他们参与实验室的开发。最终，该项目将发展到几乎每个实验室都能在一定程度上使用计算机的程度。交互式模拟软件正在为学生提供模拟实验和学习效果的软件，例如空气阻力，这些通常不会被考虑在内。该设备主要供学生在入门实验中使用，但当不在该能力范围内使用时，计算机可供高年级专业的学生使用。