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ERIC Number: EJ391115
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Using the Computer as a Laboratory Instrument.
Collings, Peter J.; Greenslade, Thomas B., Jr.
Physics Teacher, v27 n2 p76-84 Feb 1989
Reports experiences during a two-year period in introducing the computer to the laboratory and students to the computer as a laboratory instrument. Describes a working philosophy, data acquisition system, and experiments. Summarizes the laboratory procedures of nine experiments, covering mechanics, heat, electromagnetism, and optics. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Equipment, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: IBM Personal Computer