Conant Science Computer Lab

Located in the Conant Science Building, room 201, the primary use of this facility is to meet the technology needs of faculty and students in, Earth Science and Geography, Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences departments.  Hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 10:00pm.  Telephone number is (508) 531-2713.
Hardware & Software Resources

Science Lab Coordinator

Dr. Frank Gorga
Department of Chemical Sciences
Bridgewater State College
Phone: (508) 531-1234 extension 2827
E-mail: FGORGA@BRIDGEW.EDU

Reporting Problems

Because lab equipment is used so intensively, software and hardware problems with it are inevitable. Report all problems to Help Desk in Moakley via e-mail to itsupport@bridgew.edu account or call extension 2555.

Viruses

Computer viruses are a very real threat in heavily used, high-volume labs. Information Services taken several precautions which have proven very effective against the common strains of viruses found on campus. Supported software program for virus detection and elimination called Command Anti Virus is available in all labs, electronic classrooms and desktop computers. If you detect a virus please report it to the Help Desk immediately at extension 2555.

Opening & Closing

The Science Computer lab will be opened and closed by the janitorial staff during the hours of operation indicated above.

Access to Facility

When the lab is not scheduled for a class, the highest priority for use is to be given to the individual student use while working on assignments for science courses.

Staffing

The Science Computer lab shall initially be unstaffed. Users will be directed to use the Help Desk extension 2555 for routine problems.  Adding staff (graduate assistants or work-study students) may need to be considered in the future.

Reserving the Lab

Conant Science faculty can reserve the lab on an ad hoc basis; for up to four times per class section per semester. The coordinator of the lab, Dr. Frank Gorga will handle scheduling and at least one weeks notice is necessary to reserve the lab. The reservation schedule for the lab will be posted on the lab door and on the bulletin boards.

  • 14 Dell 200 Pentium Computers, MMX, 32 MB RAM 2 Gig HD, 16X CD ROM running Windows 95b Operating System
  • HP LaserJet 5M Network Printer
  • Color DeskJet Printer 840 CXI
  • Color HP 5P Scanner
Software Resources - Core Applications
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader v. 3.01
  • Dr. Solomon’s AVTK 7.90
  • MS Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Netscape 4.6
  • Office 97
  • PC320 2.45
  • QuickTime 3.0
  • QuickTime v 2.1.1.59
  • RealPlayer G2
  • SuperZip v. 1.0
  • WS_FTP 4.50
Software Resources - Special Applications
  • ACD Labs 3D 3.6
  • Active Stats 2.0
  • Adam Suite
  • Adam Practice Practical
  • Beaker 2.2
  • ChemSketch 3.5
  • Clustal W Ver. 1.4
  • Earth System History
  • Encarta V-Globe
  • GeneDoc Ver. 1.1.004
  • Geodell
  • GSView
  • Interactive General Chemistry V1.5
  • Interactive Skeleton 2.0.0
  • IR Tutor 1.0
  • ISIS/Draw 2.1.1
  • Maple V release 4 ver. 4.0b
  • Mineralogy Tutorial 2.0
  • Minerals 1.5
  • Mint V release 4
  • Multisim
  • Paint Shop Pro
  • PC Model 5.1(PC WIN)
  • PC Spartan Pro
  • Plate Tectonics
  • RAS Mol 2.6
  • RAS Win 2.5
  • Saunders Chemistry
  • Scientific Notebook 3.0
  • Spectra Books 1 & 2
  • SPSS Prod Release 9.0
  • SPSS Win Standard Release 7.5
  • STN Express v. 3.2
  • Topographic Maps
  • Virtual Globe 1998 Edition
  • Web Lab Viewer v. 2.01

Last Modified: September 3, 2004