Enhancing the UCSB Physics Learning Center for Teaching Non-science Students

加强 UCSB 物理学习中心的非理科学生教学

• 批准号: 9451071
• 负责人: Mark Sherwin
• 金额: $ 5.4万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-09-01 至 1997-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9451071&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancing; UCSB; Physics; Learning; Center

9451071 Sherwin The Physics Learning Center (PLC) at the University of California, Santa Barbara is a facility in the physics building that functions as an interactive science museum. We propose to equip the PLC as a site for holding microcomputer-based laboratory sessions, or "discovery sessions," for the introductory physics course for non-science majors. This course, which has heretofore had no laboratory component, will be restructured to emphasize the applications and utility of physics. The "discovery sessions" are intended both to increase the general scientific literacy of non-science majors and to give them an understanding of the scientific process. Students in the "discovery sessions" will collect and analyze time-series data using the Universal Lab Interface (ULI), and video data using camcorders and the VideoLab software for digitized video. New, fast microcomputers will be acquired for this purpose. Multiple setups of several selected apparati will be obtained for use in the "discovery sessions," as will single copies of certain apparati, such as a fast oscilloscope, which are suitable for a variety of different uses. The apparatus and microcomputers added to the PLC under this proposal will also be used by students in other lower- and upper-division physics courses for individual exploration and for carrying out computer-based homework assignments. In addition, the microcomputers will be used by astronomy students for exercises in astronomical image processing. All apparatus will be available to local K-12 educators through outreach programs. The UCSB College of Letters and Science has made a commitment to provide funds to match the NSF contribution to this proposal. The Department of Physics has pledged release time from teaching for Dr. Sherwin for the 1994 Fall quarter, and will provide a teaching assistant to help in the development of materials.

9451071 Sherwin 加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校的物理学习中心 (PLC) 是物理大楼内的一个设施，充当互动科学博物馆。我们建议将 PLC 装备为举办基于微机的实验室课程或“发现课程”的场所，用于非科学专业的物理入门课程。该课程迄今为止没有实验室部分，将进行重组，以强调物理学的应用和效用。 “发现课程”旨在提高非科学专业学生的一般科学素养，并让他们了解科学过程。参加“探索课程”的学生将使用通用实验室接口 (ULI) 收集和分析时间序列数据，并使用摄像机和用于数字化视频的 VideoLab 软件收集和分析视频数据。为此目的将购买新的、快速的微型计算机。将获得多个选定设备的多个设置以在“发现会话”中使用，以及某些设备的单个副本，例如适合各种不同用途的快速示波器。 根据该提案添加到 PLC 的设备和微型计算机也将供其他低年级和高年级物理课程的学生用于个人探索和完成基于计算机的家庭作业。此外，天文学学生还将使用微型计算机进行天文图像处理练习。所有设备将通过外展计划提供给当地 K-12 教育工作者。加州大学圣巴巴拉分校文学与科学学院已承诺提供资金，以匹配美国国家科学基金会对该提案的贡献。物理系已承诺在 1994 年秋季季度为 Sherwin 博士腾出教学时间，并将提供一名助教来帮助材料的开发。