Mount Allison University Releases Multimedia CD-ROM
SACKVILLE, New Brunswick, Canada—June 10, 1996—Mount Allison University today announced that its educational multimedia CD-ROM, Fundamental Physics—from seeing to understanding is now available for Macintosh and Power Macintosh. Authored in HyperCard by Cameron Bales, Paul Cant, Robert Hawkes and Stewart Walker, the CD contains 500 screens covering everything the high school or introductory university student of physics needs to know.
QuickTime animations and video clips simplify teaching complex concepts and phenomena, providing the student with a richer learning experience than might otherwise be possible.
“We’ve tried to present the information in an easy-to-understand format,” said Hawkes, professor of physics at Mount Allison. “And we’ve been really pleased with the feedback we’ve gotten from our own students.” The CD-ROM also includes a printable version for use as lecture or study notes for those who do not always have ready access to computer hardware. “We're delighted with this product,” added Tom Gram, newly-appointed director of the university's Multimedia Learning Technologies Centre. “The information design and structure is very user friendly and the animation and original diagrams are top quality. We're confident that students will find the CD a valuable learning resource.”
The CD-ROM was funded through a grant from TeleEducation New Brunswick, with the aim of providing the university experience to students unable to attend Mount Allison.
Highlites of the title include a series of QuickTime animations which bring such concepts as standing waves, the Doppler effect, projectile simulations, inclined plane simulations and a demonstration of Snell’s law.
Mindful of its market, Mount Allison has kept system requirements to a minimum—a double-speed CD-ROM drive, a 9" colour or greyscale monitor (with a range of 256 colours or greys), and 4 megabytes of RAM under System 7.0.1 or newer.
Mount Allison University is one of Canada’s most highly respected post-secondary institutions.
Price and Availability
Fundamental Physics—from seeing to understanding is available through the Mount Allison University Bookstore for $49.95 Canadian.
