M. Becker – författare

There have been significant changes in the academic environment and in the workplace related to computing. Further changes are likely to take place. At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the manner in which the subject of heat transfer is presented is evolving so as to accommodate to and, indeed, to participate in, the changes. One obvious change has been the introduction of the electronic calcula­ tor. The typical engineering student can now evaluate logarithms, trigonomet­ ric functions, and hyperbolic functions accurately by pushing a button. Teaching techniques and text presentations designed to avoid evaluation of these functions or the need to look them up in tables with associated interpolation are no longer necessary. Similarly, students are increasingly proficient in the use of computers. At RPI, every engineering student takes two semesters of computing as a fresh­ man and is capable of applying the computer to problems he or she encoun­ ters. Every student is given personal time on the campus computer. In addition, students have access to personal computers. In some colleges, all engineering students are provided with personal computers, which can be applied to a variety of tasks.

There have been significant changes in the academic environment and in the workplace related to computing. Further changes are likely to take place. At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the manner in which the subject of heat transfer is presented is evolving so as to accommodate to and, indeed, to participate in, the changes. One obvious change has been the introduction of the electronic calcula­ tor. The typical engineering student can now evaluate logarithms, trigonomet­ ric functions, and hyperbolic functions accurately by pushing a button. Teaching techniques and text presentations designed to avoid evaluation of these functions or the need to look them up in tables with associated interpolation are no longer necessary. Similarly, students are increasingly proficient in the use of computers. At RPI, every engineering student takes two semesters of computing as a fresh­ man and is capable of applying the computer to problems he or she encoun­ ters. Every student is given personal time on the campus computer. In addition, students have access to personal computers. In some colleges, all engineering students are provided with personal computers, which can be applied to a variety of tasks.

Die Informationstagung "Mikroelektronik" findet im Rahmen der ie (Internationale Fachmesse für industrielle Elektronik) seit dem Jahr 1975 im Abstand von zwei Jahren statt. Die Einzelbeiträge der Tagung 1989 werden in dem vorliegenden Band in übersichtlicher Form präsentiert; sie geben einen guten Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Technik und über Trends auf dem Gebiet der Mikroelektronik. Berichte über konkrete Anwendungen, Methoden und Entwicklungen werden leicht verständlich vorgestellt. Die Autoren kommen aus Industrie und Forschung; dadurch ist gewährleistet, daß sowohl theorie- als auch praxisbezogene Erkenntnisse und Produkte behandelt werden. Der Band umfaßt folgende Themenkreise: Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstellen, Mobilkommunikation, Flexible Automation und Qualitätssicherung, Sensoren und Interfaces.