The SPILL

Home Degree Programs Faculty & Staff The SPILL

Pictures of The SPILL

   

wpe6.gif (12748 bytes)

The Samford Physics Instrumented Learning Laboratory
An Industrial Solution in the Classroom

The Goal of The SPILL: Develop an exemplary physics laboratory environment for Samford University. This project is oriented towards first year physics laboratories and for advanced courses.

During the last 40 years computers have become a major component in the daily lives of most people. While such inventions as the internet, email and word processors have transformed, or at least greatly complicated our daily lives, the computer’s influence in the experimental science laboratory has revolutionized how science is done. In order to offer a reasonable educational laboratory experience, Physics laboratories must include the use of the computer, called computer-based instrumentation or CBI.

 

The SPILL Laboratory

 
(Click on Thumbnail to View Full Picture, use "Back" to Return.)

In The SPILL laboratory we have 12 student stations and an instructor station. We only allow 2 students per station. Each station has multiple outlets,internet access, a 2.1 GHz Pentium 4 with 512 MBytes of RAM and a 17" Flat Panel display.