NETWORK-SUPPORTED EXPERIMENT DATA COLLECTION IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL SETTING
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1. A method for experiment data collection in an instructional setting, the method comprising:
- receiving over a network in the instructional setting experiment data from a data source generating the experiment data; and
providing over the network a first portion of the received experiment data to a first calculator.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for network-supported remote data collection in an instructional setting in which experiment data from data sources used in laboratory demonstrations is made available for student collection and analysis by way of a network of calculators.
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1. A method for experiment data collection in an instructional setting, the method comprising:
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receiving over a network in the instructional setting experiment data from a data source generating the experiment data; and providing over the network a first portion of the received experiment data to a first calculator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A classroom instruction system comprising:
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a computer system comprising instructional software; a data source communicatively coupled to the computer system via a network; and a plurality of calculators communicatively coupled to the computer system via the network, wherein the data source is configured to transmit experiment data over the network, the instructional software is configured to receive the experiment data and to provide portions of the experiment data to the plurality of calculators over the network, and the plurality of calculators are configured to subscribe to the received experiment data and to download at least one of the portions of the experiment data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of instruction of students in an instructional setting, the method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a data source configured to generate experiment data to a computer system; communicatively coupling a plurality of calculators to the computer system; conducting an experiment using the data source, wherein experiment data is transmitted to the computer system from the data source; receiving the experiment data by the computer system; and sending portions of the experiment data to the plurality of calculators responsive to requests from the plurality of calculators, wherein students use the calculators to analyze the portions of the experiment data to generate analysis results. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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