Multimedia Network for Elementary Physics Laboratories

物理系配备了两个专用的计算机实验室，每个实验室有13个多媒体计算机工作站和一个便携式捕获工作站。 这26个工作站正在与一个文件服务器联网，该服务器载有一个视频剪辑库。 该部门还购买帕斯科科学研讨会接口，探针，dynamica轨道，并为MBL实验车。 实验室备有摄影机、录像机、雷射影碟机及录影短片供学生作录影实验。 两个学生工作站在一个NT形的实验台上，四个学生组成的一个主要小组合作进行实验。 六个工作台以U形排列在实验室周围，这样老师就可以一目了然地监控学生的进度。 用于MBL实验的科学思维工具课程和用于视频实验的车间物理课程正在进行调整，以使用大规模讲座的多部分基础物理课程。 这些课程鼓励学生在学习中发挥积极作用，并从实际观察中构建物理知识。

The Physics Department is furnishing two dedicated computer laboratory rooms, each with 13 multimedia computer workstations and a portable capture workstation. The 26 workstations are being networked to a file server that contains a library of video clips. The department is also purchasing Pasco Science Workshop Interfaces, probes, dynamica tracks, and carts for MBL experiments. Video cameras, VCRs, laserdisc players, and video clips are available for students to do video experiments. Two student workstations are on an NT-shaped worktable with a primary group of four students collaborating on an experiment. Six worktables are placed in a U formation around a lab room so that the instructor can monitor students' progress at a glance. The Tools for Scientific Thinking curriculum for MBL experiments and Workshop Physics curriculum for video experiments are being adapted for the use of multisection elementary physics courses with large lecture sizes. These curricula encourage students to take an active role in their learning and construct physical knowledge from actual observation.