American Association of Physics Teachers
Chesapeake Section

The local contact person for the Spring 2000 Section Meeting at Mary Washington College is:

George King Dept. of Physics Mary Washington College Fredericksburg, VA 22401

E-mail: gking@mwc.edu       Phone: (540) 654-1016       FAX (540) 654-1081

The meeting banquet will be held at Seacobeck Hall on Friday night, April 14, with a reception starting about 6:00pm, followed by dinner at 7:00pm. Please send reservation requests for the banquet to George King no later than Wednesday April 12, 2000. The cost will be $20.00 per person.

Workshops for the Spring Meeting

The Universe on a Desktop:
Observational Astronomy Simulations in the Instructional Laboratory
Dick Cooper, Gettysburg College
Abstract and additional information
photos: 1, 2, 3

Papers

Papers will begin at 8:30am Saturday morning. Presentation times for Saturday talks will be 20 min. with 5 minutes for questions.

Prizes will be awarded for the best paper representing a significant contribution to the teaching of physics at each of three levels: University and College, Two Year College, and High School.

Abstracts Page

Data Acquisition and Analysis: A New Course to Prepare Students for "Discovery-Based" Science
Hollis Williams and Laura P. Eisen, Trinity College -  photo

Magnetic Torsion Pendulum
James O'Connell, Frederick Community College  -  photo

It's Just Physics, uh-Meteorologically Speaking
Sherman Frye, Northern Virginia Community College  -  photo

Challenges to Faraday's "Flux rule"
Frank Munley, Roanoke College

Interactive, Web-Delivered Simulations in Support of Science Education
Pascal Renault, John Tyler Community College

Geometric Lorentz Solutions for Bodies Undergoing Constant Acceleration Using Brehme Diagrams
Lewis F. McIntyre, GRD Inc.

The "Stretching" of a Coil Spring: There's a Twist
William H. Ingham, James Madison University  -  photo

Undergraduate Physics Research
George King III, Mary Washington College

Our Home Still the Best Lab for Teaching Physics
Ahmad Halim, Wilson High School

Minutes of the Business Meeting

Photos taken by Nikola Nikolic of MWC.

"http://www.physics.udel.edu/csaapt/Spring2000/program.html"
Last updated May 11, 2000.