Quantum information science and engineering (QISE) is a rapidly developing field that leverages the skills of experts from many disciplines to utilize the potential of quantum systems in a variety of applications. It requires talent from a wide variety of traditional fields, including physics, engineering, chemistry, and computer science, to name…

Described is an undergraduate course of computer interfacing for scientists and engineers which incorporates the use of digital computers and associated interfacing elements with experiments and special projects performed in an on-line environment in the laboratory. (SL)

Describes a course which includes laboratory sessions and computer sessions, intended to acquaint the student with the laboratory based digital computer as a chemical tool. (MLH)

Describes a course to make technical managers more aware of computer technology and how data loggers, programmable controllers, and larger computer systems interact in a hierarchical configuration of manufacturing process control. (SK)

This document reviews the role of computer graphics in an engineering curriculum, provides a survey of computer graphics in engineering education, and presents the outline of a one semester engineering computer graphics course. Example exercises and tests are included. Course topics include labeling, graph plotting, perspective view generation,…

Describes a course (Introduction to Numerical Techniques of Physics) which can be adapted to such courses as applied mathematics, numerical analysis, mechanical or electrical engineering, chemistry, and biomathematics. Course goals (including emphasis on the distinction between computing, programming and coding) and instructional strategies are…

Using personal-sized microcomputers (8K), students learn to operate equipment and program in BASIC. They complete computer-assisted instruction lessons and select, design, operate, demonstrate, and document their own original programs in this one quarter, high school course. Course objectives, activities, materials, and evaluation are outlined.…

Computer graphics was selected as the means of teaching students to use the computer as a tool to enhance their comprehension of scientific and technical principles. Discusses strategies used and provides examples of student-generated graphics in mathematics, chemistry, physics, and engineering mechanics. (JN)

Provides a description of a course which focused on the social psychology of computers and people. Explains the class format, evaluation criteria and lists examples of students' projects and reading topics. Includes a summary of the program's outcome. (ML)

Explains the approach taken at Colorado State University in a collegewide undergraduate computer-aided design (CAD) course. Reviews the topic areas covered, project requirements, and assesses the use of high-performance graphics devices. (ML)

Describes a course in which undergraduate students learn to program microcomputers while learning about its applications and ramifications. Descriptions of software developed for the course are also provided. These include yellow light (traffic flow), domestic electrical energy use/cost, water pollution, and supermarket automation. (CN)

Describes establishment and operation of a university-based computer center at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, focusing on student/teacher programs and software development and use. The center offers a centralized source of information, training, and education in computer literacy and computer science for precollege students. (JN)

Highlights six papers presented at the Seventh Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (Stillwater, Oklahoma 1982). Topics addressed included college course using various instructional strategies, American Chemical Society services for secondary teachers, abstract reasoning unit for gifted elementary students, biographies of crystallographers,…

This program of studies contains the requirements of each course or program in the elementary curriculum for the province of Alberta. An introduction discusses the goals of education, the development of desirable personal characteristics by students, the distribution of teaching among the subjects, and communication and critical thinking skills.…