Collection

2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

quality parameters (e.g.,aquarium temperature, pH, Conductivity, and Dissolved Oxygen). Students also identify allrelevant electronic components (e.g., sensors, amplifier, A/D, and D/A, etc.) and theirinterrelations.WWW and Networking: One important feature of the aquarium project is the on-line real-timedata acquisition. This module focuses on the basic networking technology in support of thistheme. Students are introduced to a seven-layer networking model, distributed systems asexemplified in the Internet, and database fundamentals with emphasis on their application to theaquarium.Ethics and Sustainability: The aquarium theme is extended to investigate ethical, social andenvironmental issues through classroom and homework activities. These