Undergraduate Labs in Biological Physics

生物物理学本科实验室

• 批准号: 0536773
• 负责人: Kelvin Chu
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Vermont & State Agricultural College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-03-15 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0536773&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Labs; Biological; Physics

Physics (13) This project is focused on creating a set of labs that can be used in an undergraduate biological physics class that draws upper-division students from Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, and Mathematics in addition to Physics. Biophysics is a rapidly-changing field within physics that interacts with many other disciplines. The ultimate objective is to explore how best to enhance the educational experience of students so that they will be better prepared to take advantage of current advances in science and technology. This project evaluates the efficacy of inquiry-driven, case-study based labs in settings where the students come from a broad spectrum of STEM disciplines. The labs draw upon four principal areas of biological physics: viscosity and drag, Brownian motion, atomic-force microscopy as a tool for surface morphology, and force-probe measurements and optical-trapping to investigate piconewton-sized forces and Kramer's rate theory. Where appropriate, visualization and simulation in Visual Python are used. Each lab incorporates two innovative educational techniques to drive the process and application aspects of scientific learning. Case studies are used to encourage students to think independently and apply the scientific method to a novel lab situation. Student input from this case study is then used to decide how best to do the measurement, guide the project, and ultimately evaluate the success of the program. Intellectual Merit: The course is exploring innovations and adapting successful models currently in place at other institutions to develop further opportunities in the rapidly-changing field of biophysics. The assessment of student learning is used to shape the customization and evaluate teaching methods, contributing to the cycle of innovation.Broader Impact: Students use cutting-edge technology from current research. The project uses problems that require discussion, peer instruction and reflection to extend the students' knowledge to lab situations. The project is of wide interest in the physics community.

物理（13）这个项目的重点是创建一套实验室，可用于本科生物物理类，吸引高年级学生从化学，生物学，工程和数学除了物理。生物物理学是物理学中一个快速变化的领域，与许多其他学科相互作用。最终目标是探讨如何最好地加强学生的教育经验，使他们能够更好地利用当前的科学和技术进步。该项目评估了调查驱动的，基于案例研究的实验室在学生来自广泛的STEM学科的环境中的有效性。该实验室利用生物物理学的四个主要领域：粘度和阻力，布朗运动，原子力显微镜作为表面形态学的工具，以及力探针测量和光学捕获来研究皮牛顿大小的力和克雷默的速率理论。在适当的情况下，使用Visual Python中的可视化和模拟。每个实验室都采用了两种创新的教育技术，以推动科学学习的过程和应用方面。案例研究用于鼓励学生独立思考，并将科学方法应用于新的实验室环境。学生从这个案例研究的输入，然后用来决定如何最好地做测量，指导项目，并最终评估该计划的成功。智力优势：该课程正在探索创新和调整目前在其他机构的成功模式，以在快速变化的生物物理学领域开发更多的机会。 学生学习的评估用于塑造定制和评估教学方法，有助于创新的循环。更广泛的影响：学生使用当前研究的尖端技术。该项目使用需要讨论，同伴指导和反思的问题，以扩大学生的知识，实验室的情况。 该项目在物理学界引起了广泛的兴趣。