Integrating Multimedia-Based Life-Science Applications into College Physics Laboratories

将基于多媒体的生命科学应用集成到大学物理实验室中

• 批准号: 9750638
• 负责人: Vicki Plano Clark
• 金额: $ 6.25万
• 依托单位: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-07-01 至 2001-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9750638&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrating; Multimedia; Based; Life; Science

This project improves the general physics courses for life science students with a new sequence of introductory college physics laboratories that unites intrinsically motivating medical and life science applications with the power of scientific computing tools. This project addresses the two introductory college physics courses at the university by (1) intrinsically motivating applications and (2) using the computer for data acquisition and analyses. Most introductory college physics students are enrolled in a physics course in order to fulfill the requirements for careers in the medical and life sciences. Therefore, an entire group of students shares common interests that are virtually ignored in the present traditional physics laboratory sequence. This project develops a complete set of lessons that focuses on fundamental physics concepts, but also attempts to motivate the study of these concepts based on medical and life science applications. Computer technology is becoming an important part of every day life, but no where is this more true than in the field of medical sciences. Essentially all scientific data are collected using automated data acquisition systems and analyzed using computers. If students use computing tools for the study of medical and life science applications of physics concepts, they have a unique opportunity to develop their awareness of and sophistication with the appropriate application of scientific computing tools. In addition, students develop skills at using large electronic databases to find needed information.

该项目通过一系列新的介绍性大学物理实验室改进了生命科学学生的普通物理课程，将本质上激励的医学和生命科学应用与科学计算工具的力量结合起来。 该项目通过（1）内在激励应用程序和（2）使用计算机进行数据采集和分析来解决大学的两门大学物理入门课程。 大多数大学物理入门学生都会注册物理课程，以满足医学和生命科学职业的要求。 因此，整个学生群体有着共同的兴趣，而这些兴趣在当前传统的物理实验室序列中几乎被忽视。 该项目开发了一套完整的课程，重点关注基础物理概念，但也试图激发基于医学和生命科学应用的这些概念的研究。 计算机技术正在成为日常生活的重要组成部分，但在医学领域尤其如此。 基本上所有科学数据都是使用自动数据采集系统收集并使用计算机进行分析。 如果学生使用计算工具来研究物理概念的医学和生命科学应用，他们就有独特的机会通过科学计算工具的适当应用来培养他们的意识和复杂性。 此外，学生还培养使用大型电子数据库查找所需信息的技能。