Advanced Workstation Applications and Graphics Laboratory

高级工作站应用和图形实验室包括若干科学工作站，并配有打印机、绘图仪、录像机和相关软件等外设。该系统是可扩展的，可以包括多达40个工作站。实验室网络连接到校园网以扩展访问。该实验室有望：1)通过分子结构的详细视觉展示、复杂系统的模拟、复杂的数学表面和功能关系来改善科学教学；2)为学生提供计算机图形学和其他需要复杂、高速计算的应用工具，如CAD、从大型数据库制作地图、电子和分子结构建模；3)为学生提供最先进的计算机图形学指导；4)制作高质量、复杂的课件，需要高分辨率的图形。受资助者为该项目提供与NSF奖金相等的资金。

The Advanced Workstation Applications and Graphics Laboratory includes a number of scientific workstations in a network with peripherals such as printers, plotters, a video recorder and associated software. The system is expandable and could include as many as 40 workstations. The laboratory network is connected to a campus network to extend access. The laboratory is expected to: 1) improve instruction in the sciences through detailed visual displays of molecular structures, simulations of complex systems, complex mathematical surfaces and functional relationships; 2) provide students with the tools for computer graphics and other applications requiring complex, high-speed computations such as CAD, map preparation from large data bases, and modeling of electronic andmolecular structures; 3) provide students with state-of-the-art instruction in computer graphics; 4) prepare high-quality, sophisticated courseware which requires high-resolution graphics. The grantee provides funds for this project that are an equal match for the NSF award.