Session J4: General Physics: Essentials and Pedagogy

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Chair: Jean-Francois Van Huele, Brigham Young University
Physical Sciences (Bldg. 19) - Room 321

Saturday, October 20, 2007
11:00AM - 11:36AM

 J4.00001: Einstein's \emph{last} derivation of $E = mc^2$
Invited Speaker: Ralph Baierlein

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Saturday, October 20, 2007
11:36AM - 11:48AM

 J4.00002: Energy Challenges
C. Bruce Johnson

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Saturday, October 20, 2007
11:48AM - 12:00PM

 J4.00003: Quantum-mechanical time evolution of Gaussian wavepackets in an arbitrarily time-dependent, spatially quadratic potential: How Bohm makes things simple
Gary Bowman , Michelle McMillan

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Saturday, October 20, 2007
12:00PM - 12:12PM

 J4.00004: What is proportional reasoning, anyway?
Keron Subero , Stephen Kanim

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Saturday, October 20, 2007
12:12PM - 12:24PM

 J4.00005: A Study of Peer Instruction in Large Enrollment Astronomy Courses
Mark C. James

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