Scientific Workstations in Undergraduate Physics

本科物理科学工作站

• 批准号: 8851685
• 负责人: David Cook
• 金额: $ 4.94万
• 依托单位: LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1988
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1988-06-15 至 1990-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8851685&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Scientific; Workstations; Undergraduate; Physics

Sophisticated scientific workstations running powerful software are essential tools for practicing scientists and engineers, but undergraduate curricula nationwide are not responding vigorously to the challenge and opportunity provided by these devices. In response, the Lawrence Department of Physics will construct a computation laboratory to support a major restructuring of its undergraduate physics curriculum. The first phase of this project will build familiarity with computer-based tools by introducing suitable examples and exercises into the intermediate-level core of courses. As the students advance, more sophisticated exercises will be incorporated into advanced offerings. Through curricular revision, a departmental environment will be created within which Lawrence undergraduates will become expert at using state-of-the-art computing tools intelligently, effectively, extensively, and independently. At the same time, the Department will be conducting a pilot project whose results will influence the course of physics instruction at other schools during the coming decades. The grantee institution is matching the NSF award with an equal sum obtained from non-Federal sources.

运行强大软件的复杂科学工作站是科学家和工程师执业的必备工具，但全国范围内的本科课程并没有积极应对这些设备提供的挑战和机遇。 作为回应，劳伦斯物理系将建设一个计算实验室，以支持其本科物理课程的重大重组。 该项目的第一阶段将通过在中级核心课程中引入合适的示例和练习来熟悉基于计算机的工具。 随着学生的进步，更复杂的练习将被纳入高级课程中。 通过课程修订，将创建一个院系环境，使劳伦斯大学的本科生将成为智能、有效、广泛和独立使用最先进计算工具的专家。 与此同时，该系将开展一个试点项目，其结果将影响未来几十年其他学校的物理教学课程。 受资助机构正在将国家科学基金会的资助与从非联邦来源获得的同等金额相匹配。