Development, Testing and Dissemination of Dynamic Visual Learning Tools for Solid State Materials

该项目的目标是开发、测试和传播固态材料中的交互式动态和可视化模拟软件模块。可视化模拟程序将使用Java编程语言开发。它们将帮助学生可视化困难的物理过程，并演示固态设备的工作原理。这些模块的设计将加强学生对困难材料和设备概念的学习。小的Java小程序将在最流行的网络浏览器上运行，这将最大限度地向尽可能广泛的受众传播。它还增加了对传统课程结构的适用性，如讲课、复习和学生家庭作业。许多小应用程序将被开发用于设计问题。其中一些将用于学生的口头报告和书面报告，以培养学生的沟通技能。大多数模拟程序将以这样的方式开发，即较低级别的课程和较高级别的课程都可以利用电气工程、材料科学和物理的模块。此外，收集的小应用程序将足以涵盖一个学期的初级固态设备课程所需的大部分主题。我们将从一份最初主题的全面清单开始。此列表将在项目生命周期中不断改进，以便我们可以确定重要的主题并将重点放在这些主题上，同时处理用户(教授和学生)的评论和建议。来自世界各地的教师的反馈将被用作选择新的Applet主题的指南。该项目的传播将以多种方式进行：万维网、光盘、电子邮件广播、期刊文章和会议报告。我们现有的一些用于固态材料和设备的小应用程序已经在几所大学使用。根据从不同学院和大学收到的非正式反馈，它每年已经帮助了300多名学生。一旦为发展和传播作出了更正式的努力，这一数字预计将攀升许多倍。

The goal of this project is to develop, test and disseminate interactive dynamic and visual simulation software modules in solid state materials. The visual simulation programs will be developed using the Java programming language. They are to help students visualize difficult physical processes and to demonstrate the operating principles of solid state devices. The modules will be designed to enhance student's learning of difficult material and device concepts. The small Java applet programs will run in most popular web browsers, which maximizes the dissemination to the widest possible audience. It also increases the applicability to a traditional course structure such as lecture, recitation and student home work assignment. Many applets will be developed for use in design problems. Some will be used for student oral presentations and for written reports to develop student communication skills. Most of the simulation programs will be developed in such a way that both lower level and upper level courses can utilize the modules in electrical engineering, materials science and physics. Also, collection of the applets will be sufficient to cover most of the topics needed in a one-semester junior-level solid state devices course. We will begin with a comprehensive list of initial topics. This list will continually improve during the project lifetime so that we can identify important topics and focus on them while addressing the comments and suggestions from users (professors and students). Feedbacks from instructors from around the world will be used as a guideline for selecting new applet topics. Dissemination of this project will take place in many ways: world wide web, CD-ROM, email broadcast, journal articles, and conference presentations. Some of our existing applets for solid state materials and devices are already being used in several universities. It already helps more than three hundred students annually based on the informal feedbacks received from various collegies and universities. O nce a more formal effort is made for development and dissemination, this number is expected to climb manifold.