New Instrumentation for Data Acquisition, Data Analysis, Experimental Control, and Modeling in Introductory Physics Laboratories

布林莫尔学院有一个非常成功的入门物理实验教学策略，包括概念、定量和基于项目的实验，以一种基于宏观物理现象实践研究的自定进度教学形式，为小团体学生提供实验。近40%的毕业生（全部为女性）选修了一门带有相关实验室的为期三年的物理课程，或一门利用相同实验室设备的概念物理课程。在过去的十年中，这个项目成功地培养了全国最大的女物理专业干部之一。本项目将计算机辅助数据采集、显示和分析以及实验控制引入介绍性实验室。这种仪器提供的新功能加强了该计划中使用的三相实验室结构。NSF表格1295 （10/94）

Bryn Mawr College has a highly successful strategy for introductory physics laboratory instruction involving a mixture of conceptual, quantitative and project-based experiments for small groups of students in a self-paced instructional format grounded in hands-on studies of macroscopic physical phenomena. Nearly 40% of the graduating students (all women) take one of three year-long courses in physics with associated laboratories or a conceptual physics course which takes advantage of the same laboratory apparatus. This program has successfully produced over the last ten years one of largest cadres of women physics majors in the nation. This project introduces computer-aided data acquisition, display, and analysis as well as experimental control into the introductory laboratories. The new capabilities afforded by such instrumentation strengthen the three-phase laboratory structure used in the program. NSF Form 1295 (10/94)