Microcomputer-Controlled Instrumentation for an Undergraduate Physiology Laboratory

虽然计算机在本科生中的应用 教育已经成功地渗透到这个部门的各个方面， 课程，微机应用于数据采集和 分析工作尚未系统地展开。 过时 生理仪器已经开始成为一个障碍， 教学计划的发展。 设备经过验证 通过这个项目，教师们正在修改和提升学生 带有微机接口仪器的工作站。 生理学导论实验室的现代化使许多人受益 相关的高级课程。 学生能够亲自动手 提高质量和数量的实验。 他们也获得 更容易获得计算机模拟和计算机辅助课程。 此外，他们有机会学习和掌握最先进的 数据采集和分析技术。 最后将新的 仪器允许新的实验和研究项目， 为独立研究和高级荣誉工作而开发，这是一个重要的 该机构正在努力为妇女提供强有力的 研究生学习和随后职业的基础科学基金会 科学 受赠机构正在将NSF奖项与同等奖项相匹配 从非联邦来源获得的金额。

Although the implementation of computer use in undergraduate education had successfully permeated every facet of this department's curriculum, the microcomputer application to data acquisition and analysis had not yet been initiated systematically. Outdated physiological instruments had started to become a hindrance to the full development of the instructional program. With equipment proved through this project, the faculty is revising and upgrading the student work stations with microcomputer-interfaced instrumentation. Modernization of the Introductory Physiology lab benefits many related upper-level courses. Students are able to engage in hands-on experimentation with improved quality and quantity. They also gain easier access to computer simulations and computer-aided lessons. Furthermore, they have a chance to learn and master state-of-the-art techniques in data acquisition and analysis. Finally, the new instrumentation permits new experiments and research projects to be developed for independent research and senior honors work, an important part of the institution's ongoing efforts to provide its women a strong basic science foundation for graduate studies and subsequent careers in science. The grantee institution is matching the NSF award with an equal sum obtained from non-Federal sources.