Computer Based Physics Teaching Laboratory for Science and Engineering Majors

该项目旨在实现以下目标：1)引入威斯康星大学劳克罗斯分校的研讨会式物理实验室，供越来越多的微积分物理专业的学生使用；2)加强普通学生在物理实验室的学习，特别是物理/工程双学位专业和其他理科专业的学生。该项目在基于微积分的物理入门课程的实验室中使用网络微型计算机实验室(MBL)。这些课程，普通物理I，II(物理203,204)，在很大程度上是以研讨会物理的形式进行的，尽管正式的讲座也将保留。这样的模型已经在基于代数的物理课程中以适度的方式实施了。实施这一项目正在以具有成本效益的方式加强对未来科学家和工程师的教育。此外，参加“广域科学”、教师认证计划的学生、满足普通教育计划科学要求的学生，以及各种专业预科(医学、理疗等)的学生也受益于这门课程。最后，参加暑期工作坊的科学教师也将使用这个实验室。

This project is designed to achieve the following goals: 1) Introduce Workshop Physics style laboratories at the University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse, for an increasing number of students taking calculus physics, and 2) to enhance learning in the physics laboratory for the average student, particularly Physics/Engineering Dual Degree majors and other science majors. The project is using a networked Microcomputer Based Laboratories (MBL) in the laboratories that are part of the calculus based introductory physics courses. These courses, General Physics I, II (Physics 203, 204), are being run very much in the Workshop Physics style, although the formal lecture sessions will be kept as well. Such a model has already been implemented in a modest fashion in the algebra based physics course. Implementing this project is enhancing the education of future scientists and engineers in a cost-effective way. In addition, students in "Broad Field Science," teacher certification program, students satisfying their General Education Program science requirement, and students in various pre-professional programs (medicine, physical therapy etc.),who take this course are also benefiting. Finally, science teachers participating in summer workshops will also use this laboratory.