The Freshman and Sophomore Digital Laboratory

小行星9352234 项目摘要本项目将振兴和改善一个介绍性的数字实验室。 具体来说，该项目有三个主要目的：（i）介绍符号计算新生，（ii）介绍现场可编程门阵列（FPGA）的学生，和（iii）连接入门级学生使用个人电脑（PC）的工作站使用X-Windows。 它将改变我们所有大一，大二和大三电气工程类的课程内容。教授大一新生Maple（符号计算）和MATLAB（高级数值计算）将使他们在所有的数学，科学和工程课程中更加有效。使用FPGA与适当的软件将允许大二的数字电子学生解决真实的世界的问题在每周实验室会议的时间限制。在PC上运行X-Windows和Microsoft Windows将使初学者能够在PC、电气工程系SUN和技术计算机中心工作站上使用各种易于使用的基于图形的工具。这将在友好的气氛中以较低的用户人均费用向广大受众提供工作站工具。 ***

9352234 Cunningham Project SummaryThis project will revitalize and improve an introductory digital laboratory. Specifically the project has three main purposes: (i) introducing symbolic computation to freshmen, (ii) introducing field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) to sophomores, and (iii) connecting entry level students using personal computers (PC) to workstations using X-Windows. It will change the course content in all of our freshman, sophomore, and junior electrical engineering classes. Teaching freshmen Maple (symbolic computation) and MATLAB (high level numerical computation) will make them more effective in all of their mathematics, science, and engineering classes. Using FPGAs with the proper software will allow sophomore digital electronics students to solve real world problems within the time constraints of a weekly laboratory session. Running X- Windows with Microsoft Windows on PCs will give beginning students access to a variety of easy-to-use graphics based tools on the PCs, the Electrical Engineering Department SUNs, and the Tech Computer Center workstations. This will provide workstation tools to a wide audience, in a friendly atmosphere, at a low cost per user. ***