Computer Assisted Instruction in Undergraduate Mechanics

Triton学院正在开发一个计算机集成工程教室。这些计算机将主要用于三门力学课程的教学：静力学、动力学和材料强度。所使用的软件将包括学院编写和测试的软件，以及商业上可用的软件，包括符号操纵器和特殊用途结构分析程序。教室最初将配备12台电脑，每台电脑配备两名学生。计算机将在课堂上使用，使教师能够提高可视化技能，并使学生能够解决需要几个参数变化的问题。学生将被布置传统的家庭作业问题以及需要使用电脑的项目。该项目的评估将通过测试数据库进行，该数据库是在以前的NSF资助下开发的。

Triton College is developing a computer-integrated engineering classroom. The computers will be used primarily for the teaching of three mechanics courses: Statics, Dynamics, and Strength of Materials. The software used will include software written and tested at the College as well as commercially available software including symbolic manipulasators and special purpose structural analysis programs. The classroom will initially be equipped with 12 computers, with two students per computer.The computers will be used during class time to allow the faculty to improve visualization skills as well as to allow students to solve problems which require the variation of several parameters. Students will be assigned traditional homework problems as well as projects which will entail the use of computers. Evaluation of the project will be performed via a test data bank, which was developed with a previous NSF grant.