Computer-based electromagnetic education

The activities of the NSF/IEEE Center for Computer Applications in Electromagnetic Education (CAEME) are reviewed. This Center was established to stimulate and accelerate the use of computers and software tools in electromagnetic (EM) education. The extensive software package developed and distributed by the CAEME Center is described, and examples of the software are presented. To help integrate available EM software into classroom teaching and corporate training, CAEME developed four multimedia lessons for instruction. These interactive media lessons integrate and allow individuals to interactively manipulate information from multimedia sources such as video, software, and animated graphics and also include instructional aids such as quizzes and tutorials to help evaluate the students' performance. Features of these lessons are presented, and future developments in the Center's activities are discussed.<
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