Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Joint Fall 2017 Meeting of the Texas Section of the APS, Texas Section of the AAPT, and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students
Volume 62, Number 16
Friday–Saturday, October 20–21, 2017; The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Session C2: Workshop: Amusement Park for College Students |
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Chair: Joe Izen, University of Texas at Dallas Room: SLC 2.302 |
Friday, October 20, 2017 3:00PM - 4:30PM |
C2.00001: Amusement Park for College Students Joseph Izen Students acquire accelerometer and altimeter data on rides during a day-long capstone trip to Six Flags Over Texas. Beyond reinforcing key physics concepts, preparatory homework assignments and Excel-based analysis of Six Flags data teach experimental concepts such as calibration, treatment of noisy data, and assignment of uncertainty. Experiments include precision measurements and open-ended hunts for specified phenomena. Critical thinking is demanded. Students are provided tools, but they devise the method for completing assigned experiments. Class handouts and examples of student work will be shown. [Preview Abstract] |
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