Teaching thermal analysis: Flash ® virtual instruments and movies

• Published in: Thermochimica acta Vol. 396; no. 1; pp. 219 - 225
• Main Author: Harrison, Ian R
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 05.02.2003; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Animation; Communication, education, history, and philosophy; DSC and DTA; Educational aids; Educational materials; Exact sciences and technology; Instructional computer use; Physics; Virtual instruments; Animation; Virtual instruments; DSC and DTA; Educational materials; Computer assisted teaching; Thermal analysis; Movies; Virtual instrumentation; Software tools; Remote teaching; Teaching

Using the computer and Internet to teach and train students is becoming increasingly more popular. Nevertheless, the number of faculty who take full advantage of the inherent power of the computers is limited, even in science and engineering disciplines. This paper describes movies and virtual instr...