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New Q-Center computer studio classroom in Cardwell Hall

In February, Information Technology Services staff completed the addition of technology to the new Q-Center in Cardwell Hall, Rooms 144-145. The lab officially opened Monday, April 13, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Q-Center ribbon-cutting ceremony April 13, 2009
Q-Center ribbon-cutting ceremony April 13, 2009 with (left to right) Dean Zollman, department head of Physics; Provost M. Duane Nellis; and Louis Pigno, department head of Math

This new lab has 20 computers with space for 60 students.  A partition in the middle of the room allows it to be divided in half so that two different classes may be held simultaneously.

New Q-Center computing lab for Math and Physics departments
Half of the new Q-Center studio classroom in Cardwell Hall

Other features of the computer lab include:

  1. A touch-panel control system provided for each half of the room to control what is being displayed on the projector. The touch screen also serves as a virtual white board. The document cameras in the ceiling support maximum viewable surface area.
  2. Instructors also have the ability to show their own screen on the student computers and can take control of a student computer in order to assist them with a problem without leaving the instructor’s station.

Specialized math and physics software on the computers includes:

  • Mathematica
  • MATLAB
  • Maple
  • LabVIEW
  • Visual Quantum Mechanics

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