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Instrument #: Software Survey -- Fall 1997
Project: Development of Educational Software for
Cellular Biophysics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Funding Source: NSF: Course and Curriculum Development (DUE)
Purpose: To assess student opinions about software
packages
Administered To: Students in a quantitative
physiology class
Topics Covered:
- Evaluation of effectiveness in making concepts clear
- Effectiveness compared to other approaches
- Value of specific features of the software
- Ease of use
Format/Length: 15 items, primarily closed-ended, using
a five-point scale ranging from "do not agree" to "agree completely".
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Department of Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science
Quantitative Physiology: Cells and Tissues
2.791J/2.794J/6.021J/6.521J/HST541J
Software Survey -- Fall 1997
Issued: Monday, December 8, 1997
Due: Wednesday, December 10, 1997
Dear Student,
This semester you used new Cellular Biophysics software based
on MATLAB in this subject. Your views of the software are
important to us as well as to the National Science Foundation
which sponsored the development of the new software. We would
very much appreciate it if you took the time to complete the
following survey. The survey refers to the 5 software packages
which were used in this subject. These are:
| RW |
Random walk model of diffusion. This
package shows the space-time evolution of particles undergoing
random walks. The package was used in one lecture only. |
| MD |
Macroscopic diffusion processes. This
package shows solutions to the macroscopic diffusion equations.
The package was used in lecture, in a recitation in the
electronic classroom, and in homework problems.
|
| CM |
Carrier-mediated transport. This package
shows the state of carrier-mediated transport and the
dependence on transport parameters. The package was used
in lecture, in a recitation in the electronic classroom,
and in homework problems.
|
| HH |
Hodgkin-Huxley model. This package
simulates the Hodgkin-Huxley model of the squid giant
axon. The package was used in lecture, in recitations
in the electronic classroom, in homework problems, and
was the basis of a major project.
|
| IC |
Voltage-gated ion channels. This package
allows the design and analysis of a voltage-gated ion
channel. The package was used in lecture, in a recitation
in the electronic classroom, and in homework problems.
|
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