Biological Equipment for Teaching Instrumental Methods to Undergraduates

生物科学系正在改进其课程 通过引入跨学科的团队授课课程，仪器 生物学家的方法 这门课程纠正了一个明显的缺陷， 生物学家在理论方面的本科培训， 精密仪器的应用。 通过结合使用其现有设施和 通过该项目获得的额外设备（ 从化学系的援助），生物学系是 为专业人士带来了对以下原则的新见解： 电子、现代数据管理、分析技术，以及 生理监测方法。 虽然新课程，“仪器 生物学家的方法”是针对第二或第三年的生物学 大学生、化学和物理专业的学生也可以报名参加。 将本课程纳入生物学课程， 学生在分析和评价技术的基础 这是他们的研究领域的焦点，从而加快他们的 转型为专业人才。 本课程将促进 热情的，懂仪器的科学家的发展， 这所大学 受资助机构正在匹配NSF奖 从非联邦来源获得的金额相等。

The Department of Biological Sciences is improving its curriculum by introducing an interdisciplinary team-taught course, Instrumental Methods for Biologists. This course corrects a perceived deficiency in the undergraduate training of biologists with regard to the theory and application of sophisticated instrumentation. Through the combined use of its existing facilities and the additional equipment acquired through this project, (and with valued assistance from the Department of Chemistry), the Biology faculty is bringing to its majors fresh insights into the principles of electronics, modern data management, analytical techniques, and physiological monitoring methods. While the new course, "Instrumental Methods for Biologists" is targeted for second- or third-year biology majors, chemistry and physics majors also are invited to enroll in it. Inclusion of this course in the Biology curriculum provides students with a foundation in the analytical and evaluative techniques that are focal to their fields of inquiry, thus accelerating their transition into competent professionals. This course is facilitating the development of enthusiastic, instrumentation-literate scientists at this university. The grantee institution is matching the NSF award with an equal sum obtained from non-Federal sources.