Interactive Digital Video Capable Computer Laboratory for Undergraduate Physics Courses

该项目将微型计算机引入该研究所的基础物理和中级光学实验室。使用数字电影分析、声音输入和输出以及制作活动图表的互动课程被用来教授力学、波动和光学的基本概念，这是使用传统教学方法所不能做到的。该项目的主要目标是让本科生对这些物理基本原理有更好的概念性理解。除了计划的互动会议外，整个学年都在使用这些计算机进行常规数据分析和绘图。随着计算机引入课程，重点从更多的专题报道转向更深入、基于探索的治疗。该项目的独特之处包括纳入了在实验室会议期间制作的数字化视频剪辑，以及在其他互动会议中使用高端、完全可编写脚本的数据分析和绘图程序IGOR Pro。

This project introduces microcomputers into the elementary physics and intermediate optics labs at the institute. Interactive sessions using digital movie analysis, sound input and output, and the production of moving graphs are being used to teach fundamental concepts in mechanics, wave motion, and optics in a way impossible using traditional methods of instruction. The main objective of the project is to give undergraduate students a greater conceptual understanding of these basic principles of physics. Aside from the planned interactive sessions, the computers are being used throughout the academic year for routine data analysis and plotting. A shift in emphasis from greater topical coverage to a more in-depth, exploration-based treatment accompanies the introduction of computers into the curriculum. Unique aspects of the project include the incorporation of digitized video clips made during the laboratory session, and the use of the high-end, fully scriptable data analysis and graphing program Igor Pro for other interactive sessions.