Integration of Physics Experiments into the Life-Sciences

汉斯·M博兹勒 DUE 9551148南加州U 1995财政年度30，000美元洛杉矶，CA 90089-0484 ILI -仪器 项目名称： 物理 标题：物理实验与生命科学的整合 本实验室开发项目的目的是为生命科学专业的学生设计和实施新的物理实验室课程。 这样一个新实验室的原因是将实验室转变为一个更大的创造力，学生参与和相关性。 本课程是为南加州大学（USC）健康前和生命科学专业的学生开设的一年非微积分基础物理课程。 这门课程的出勤率很高，每年入学人数超过330名，每年以10%的速度增长。 虽然本课程试图以一种有趣的方式呈现物理学，但实验是经典的，与学生的主要兴趣并不特别相关。 缺乏相关性阻碍了学习过程。 新的实验室计划有三个组成部分：增加学生参与和参与的新力学实验，由于其对生命科学的重要性而进行的流体力学实验，以及对生命系统，原始动物和最终学生自己的电物理测量。 新的实验室，这是高度相关的学生的主要兴趣，将被设计为实现高学生的参与和物理的兴趣。 它将配备高精度传感器及其配套电子设备。 培训学生使用这些设备将有助于他们为职业生涯做准备。

Hans M. Bozler DUE 9551148 U of Southern California FY1995 $ 30,000 Los Angeles, CA 90089-0484 ILI - Instrumentation Project: Physics Title: Integration of Physics Experiments into the Life-Sciences The purpose of this laboratory development project is the design and implementation of a new physics laboratory curriculum for students of the life sciences. The reason for such a new laboratory is to transform the laboratory into one of a greater creativity, student involvement, and relevance. The course is a one year non-calculus based physics course for students with prehealth and life science majors at the University of Southern California (USC). This course has high attendance with an annual enrollment greater than 330 students increasing at the rate of 10% per year. While this course attempts to present physics in an interesting way, the experiments are classical and are not particularly related to the primary interests of our students. This lack of relevance impedes the learning process. The new laboratory program has three components: new mechanics experiments with increased student participation and involvement, fluid mechanics experiments due to their importance for life sciences, and electrophysics measurements on living systems, primitive animals and finally the students themselves. The new laboratory, which is highly relevant to the primary interest of the students, will be designed to achieve high student participation and interest in physics. It will be instrumented with high accuracy sensors and their accompanying electronics. The training of the students in the use of such devices will be beneficial to them in preparing for their professional careers.