Welcome to the Physics & Mathematics Computer
Laboratory
This Laboratory
was funded through a National Science Foundation Grant (Project
Description) with matching funds from Elmhurst College alumni, faculty
and staff, and friends of the College. The Laboratory is located
in the basement of the Schaible Science Center. The
laboratory consists of eight Pentium-based computers with 21" monitors
and primary software consisting of mathematics software MAPLE and
FOURIER, plus Corel -WordPerfect Suite, Scientific Notebook, and PSL (Personal
Science Laboratory) with accompanying Vernier Software and hardware for
gathering data.
Link to: Activities
and Projects
Diagram of the Laboratory
Three
of the eight machines in the laboratory.
Summer
Workshop for Faculty
July 1997
Drs. Marie Baehr and Mark Timko of
the Physics Department presented a two-day workshop on the software program
MAPLE for faculty in the sciences and social sciences. The first
day of the workshop was to familiarize the faculty with MAPLE. On
the second day, faculty worked on research problems or developing
material for the classroom.
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| Dr. Earl Swallow (Physics ) |
Dr. Paul Arriola (Biology) |
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| Dr. Beth Kirkpatrick Vlad (Biology) |
Drs. Robert Glogovsky & John Ganchoff (Chemistry) |
Other Participants (Click on the name for pictures!):
Dr. Kathleen Sexton-Radek (Psychology)
Dr. Evans Afenya (Mathematics)
Dr. Jon Johnson (Mathematics)
Dr. Donald Mason (Mathematics)
Dr. Allen Rogers (Mathematics)
Elmhurst College Summer Science Academy
Dr. Evans Afenya, Associate Professor of Mathematics, directs
the Elmhurst College Summer Science Academy. In August, students
from local high schools and Elmhurst College students used the computers
and
the software MAPLE. The students had an opportunity to examine various
areas of the sciences including Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Geography
along with Mathematics, Computer Science, Psychology, International Studies,
and English. Highlights of the program included a visit to Fermi
National Laboratory where Drs. Earl Swallow and Mark Timko do research
in high energy physics.
Comments? Questions? Please contact:
Jon L. Johnson, Mathematics Department
Marie Baehr, Associate Dean of the
Faculty
Developed by J. L. Johnson - August 20, 1997
Last Revised - December 28, 1998
