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Teaching Materials Characterization Techniques: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Develop Interactive Web-Based Multimedia Teaching/Learning Software

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Karin Prüßner
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstofftechnik, University of Siegen, Germany
Klaus Pingel
Affiliation:
Institut für Physik, University of Siegen, Germany
Horst-Peter Dressel
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstofftechnik, University of Siegen, Germany
Jens Becker
Affiliation:
Institut für Physik, University of Siegen, Germany
Christof Reiner
Affiliation:
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, University of Siegen, Germany
Marc Schlosser
Affiliation:
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, University of Siegen, Germany
Hans-Jürgen Christ
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstofftechnik, University of Siegen, Germany
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Abstract

In a first step of a larger project to develop software to teach materials characterization techniques, we have developed a module on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to be used mainly in a Department of Mechanical Engineering. The goal is to use the unique capabilities of the computer to develop a platform-independent interactive web-based software package which can be used as a stand-alone application or as support in existing “traditional” classes and improve the quality of teaching. Commercial development tools like Macromedia Dreamweaver for HTML pages, Macromedia Flash and JBuilder to create animations and visualizations of basic concepts and simulations of microscope operations are used for improved teaching quality.

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Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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