Using Information in Mathematics and Science

在数学和科学中使用信息

• 批准号: 9851244
• 负责人: Doris Lidtke
• 金额: $ 3万
• 依托单位: Towson University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-08-15 至 2000-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9851244&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Using; Information; Mathematics; Science

For years courses have been offered to introduce the liberal arts and business students to the use of computers as a tool to aid them in their education and professions. Unfortunately this has not been done for students in science. It has been assumed that they will learn by osmosis or just pick up skills as needed. We believe that science students should be introduced to the capabilities of computers in their freshman year as a tool to assist them in their learning and in their life's work. Topics to be covered in such a course include not only the usual usage of word processing, spreadsheets, and simple data bases, but more importantly, will concentrate on how to use the computer to search, analyze, evaluate and display scientific data. In addition these students need instruction in downloading and analyzing large masses of data, automating the collection of data, using statistical packages to analyze data, graphing the results of data, using modeling and simulation techniques, and preparing materials for presentation. We propose to develop a course for beginning science and mathematics students to provide them with the necessary skills in computing to use a wide variety of computing tools to assist them in their education and prepare them to use computers as an effective tool in their career in a scientific setting.

多年来，我们一直开设课程，向文科和商科学生介绍如何使用计算机作为辅助他们的教育和职业的工具。不幸的是，科学专业的学生还没有这样做。人们认为他们会通过潜移默化的方式学习，或者只是根据需要学习技能。我们认为，理科学生应该在大一时就了解计算机的功能，作为帮助他们学习和生活工作的工具。该课程涵盖的主题不仅包括文字处理、电子表格和简单数据库的常用用法，更重要的是，将集中于如何使用计算机搜索、分析、评估和显示科学数据。此外，这些学生需要下载和分析大量数据、自动收集数据、使用统计包分析数据、绘制数据结果图表、使用建模和模拟技术以及准备演示材料的指导。 我们建议为初学科学和数学的学生开发一门课程，为他们提供必要的计算技能，以使用各种计算工具来协助他们的教育，并准备他们在科学环境中使用计算机作为职业生涯中的有效工具。