Mathematics and Computer Science Laboratory Instrumentation

9452066梅赫塔为了使圣泽维尔大学的数学和计算机科学系能够将技术融入他们的课程，并更好地履行他们对协作学习的承诺，他们计划建立一个由两个实验室教室组成的系计算机中心。这些教室将专门用于封闭式实验室教学。该项目的目标包括吸引更多的数学和计算机科学专业的学生，并在所有的数学和计算机科学课程中留住更多的学生。根据最近进行的一项初步研究的结果，教员预计在有监督的环境(即封闭的实验室)中增加对技术的使用，使学生能够专注于数学和算法概念。在目前大学计算机资源允许的范围内，试点研究是成功的。为了扩展数学和计算机科学课程，系有两个专用的局域网，每个局域网由20台计算机组成。其中一台装有苹果工作组服务器的Macintosh Quadras，另一台则由惠普的486台PC组成。这些实验室由共同的资源和工作区毗邻。每个实验室都配备了投影设备以及完成联网和教学所需的软件。教职员工还要求在他们的办公室里使用开发用的计算机。

9452066 Mehta To enable the mathematics and computer science faculty of Saint Xavier University to incorporate technology into their courses and to better serve their commitment to collaborative learning, they plan to create a departmental computer center consisting of two laboratory classrooms. These classrooms will be dedicated to closed laboratory instruction. Goals of this project include the attraction of more mathematics and computer science majors and greater retention in all mathematics and computer science courses. Based on the results of a recently conducted pilot study, the faculty expects increased use of technology in a supervised setting (i.e., closed labs) to enable students to focus on mathematical and algorithmic concepts. The pilot study was successful to the extent that current University computer resources allowed. In order to expand the mathematics and computer science curricula the department has two dedicated local area networks, each consisting of twenty computers. One contains Macintosh Quadras with an Apple Workgroup server, while the other consists of Hewlett Packard 486 PCs. The labs are adjoined by a common resource and work area. Each lab is equipped with a projection device as well as the software necessary to accomplish networking and instruction. The faculty also requests computers for developmental use in their offices.