Pejsa, professor of physics, has been integrally involved in setting up the new lab. It can be viewed in motion or frame by frame. It's a very advanced computing lab, especially as far as our Internet activity. Computer graphics, color, sound and animation draw students into an exciting world of science and technology that few would have dreamed possible 25 years ago. The lab is also used to teach other classes within the department such as astronomy and meteorology.
Students can get a satellite image of the latest weather maps anywhere in the world.
Pejsa notes that Purdue University has an excellent weather processor that UW-Stout students use often. Curriculum has been designed for the World Wide Web, and instructors can find teaching modules to use for students as well. Lab reports are all done with computers, Pejsa says. Students should become very familiar with computer spreadsheets because they are ubiquitous in the business world. They are especially adaptable to physics lab reports.