Equipment Needs for Curriculum Improvement of Introductory Zoology

动物学导论是许多非理工科专业的学生选修的课程，也是他们可能经历过的唯一一门实验课程。这门课程正在升级，加入了收集和分析数据的实验实验室，以便学生更好地理解和欣赏科学方法。易于操作的现代数据分析系统可以帮助激励学生，包括少数民族，对科学感兴趣。新设备的加入丰富了实验室经验，使课程得以升级，包括进化实验、生物计量学、生物力学（运动和进食的形式和功能复合体）以及生物之间的生态关系。新的实验练习将被纳入实验手册。这所大学将提供相当于奖金的金额。

Introductory Zoology is taken by many non-science majors and is the only laboratory course they will probably ever experience. This course is being upgraded to include experimental laboratories in which data are gathered and analyzed, so that students can better understand and appreciate the scientific method. Modern data analyzing systems that are easily operated can help motivate students, including minorities, to follow an interest in science. The enrichment of the laboratory experience by the addition of the new equipment allows the curriculum to be upgraded to include experiments in evolution, biometry, biomechanics (form and functional complexes in locomotion and feeding), and ecological relationships among organisms. The new laboratory exercises will be incorporated into the laboratory manual. The university will contribute an amount equal to the award.