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 C1: Workshop: Helping Students Understand Gravitational Waves |
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Chair: Karen Jo Metsler, University of Texas at Arlington Room: SLC 1.204 |
Friday, October 20, 2017 3:00PM - 4:30PM |
C1.00001: Helping Students Understand Gravitational Waves Karen Jo Matsler, Janie Head Although gravitational waves are not specifically mentioned in the TEKS, their detection is based on principles of optics and wave superposition AND students want to know about them. This workshop will provide some background information and materials for you to take back to your classroom to help students understand how the gravitational waves were detected at LIGO. [Preview Abstract] |
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