Bulletin of the American Physical Society
Spring 2015 Joint Meeting of the Texas Section of the AAPT, Texas Section of the APS and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students
Volume 60, Number 2
Thursday–Saturday, March 5–7, 2015; Baytown, Texas
Session A1: Plenary Session I |
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Chair: Evan Richards, Lee College Room: Tucker Hall Auditorium |
Friday, March 6, 2015 8:00AM - 8:10AM |
A1.00001: Welcome |
Friday, March 6, 2015 8:10AM - 8:46AM |
A1.00002: Plenary -- Computational Models and Conceptual Understanding in Introductory Physics Invited Speaker: Ruth Chabay Constructing and exploring computational models can offer significant support for the development of conceptual understanding of fundamental principles in physics. However, most students who take introductory physics courses have had no prior exposure to programming. By teaching a minimal set of computational concepts in the context of physics activities, we can engage students in constructing and refining real-time 3D computational models of interesting physical systems. I will show examples from mechanics and thermodynamics. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, March 6, 2015 8:46AM - 9:22AM |
A1.00003: Plenary -- Twenty first century needs and Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE): Preparing your students for success Invited Speaker: Eugenia Etkina Success in the 21$^{st}$ century is determined by one's ability to pose problems and seek multiple solutions, to evaluate assumptions, and to cope with uncertainty in the answer. Companies are more interested in people who can work in a team and communicate than in those who know a lot of information. K-12 education responded to these needs with the Next Generation Science Standards and the revisions of all AP courses. The changes in the accreditation requirements for schools of engineering and in the focus of new MCAT show that whole professions are rapidly adapting to the new needs. In this talk I will describe a learning system for physics courses that naturally and seamlessly helps students develop the above abilities and can be implemented without major revisions to the infrastructure. The learning system, called Investigative Science Learning Environment (ISLE), helps student learn physics by systematically engaging them in the processes that mirror the practice of physics. It is based on the findings of brain research and physics educations research and is supported by a set of comprehensive curriculum materials and numerous studies of student learning. [Preview Abstract] |
Friday, March 6, 2015 9:22AM - 9:58AM |
A1.00004: Plenary -- Computation in Physics: from Middle School through University Invited Speaker: Anne Cox When and how can we (or should we) bring computation into the physics classroom? What might this look like? This talk will address these questions while providing examples drawn from the physical science classroom up to the undergraduate physics major. [Preview Abstract] |
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