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Foil 16 Some Virtual University Activities Involving NPAC -- II

From Challenges and Opportunities for Information Technology in ECS ECS Faculty Retreat -- 15 October 95. by Geoffrey C. Fox * See also color IMAGE
Physics 105/106 -- Science for the 21st Century (for non-Scientists) -- Some course modules built around Multimedia Information Systems
  • SETI --Search for Extra Terrestial Intelligence
  • Mind and Machines -- Involved on-line neural network simulations
  • PseudoScience and the Paranormal
  • Scientific Literacy, Imaging and Evolutionism versus Creationism under development
This hyperlinked material accounts for about 10% Phy 105, 20% Phy 106 and expect to increase if success continues
  • Need caching locally and high speed local networks to support the 167 students in each class
  • Major Physics department commitment -- 3 faculty developing the 3 modules
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University, npac@npac.syr.edu

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