American Association of Physics Teachers
Chesapeake Section

Faster-than-light and backward-in-time:
do tachyons really exist?"
Keynote Speaker

Robert Ehrlich
Department of Physics and Astronomy
George Mason University
(banquet photos:  1 ,  2 ,  3 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 )

The local contact person for the Spring 2002 Section Meeting at George Mason University is:

Robert Ehrlich Dept. of Physics & Astronomy George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030

E-mail: rehrlich@gmu.edu Phone: (703) 993-1268 Fax: (410) 617-2646

The meeting banquet will be held at 6:30 (reception at 6:00) in George's restaurant on the third floor of the Johnson Center on Friday night, April 19. The cost will be $25.00 per person. Please send reservation requests for the banquet to Robert Ehrlich no later than Monday morning, April 15, 2002; please indicate your preference for either a chicken or vegetarian entree.

Workshop

Papers

Coffee, refreshments, and registration will be at 8:00am Saturday morning in the Room 131 in the Science and Tech 1 building, right next to the Johnson Center. Papers will begin at 8:30am. Presentation times will be 20 minutes with 5 minutes for questions.
(Photos:  1 ,  2 )

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

Abstracts for the following papers are available. The order of presentations may shift slightly in the final program.
(Photos of participants:  1 ,  2 ,  3 )

Astrobiology and Its Place in Astronomy Education
Harold Geller, George Mason University, hgeller@physics.gmu.edu (photo) (PowerPoint file - 274kB)
co-authors: Michael Summers, John Evans, George Taylor, and John Wallin, George Mason University

An Honors Course in Structural Engineering
Deonna Woolard, Randolph-Macon College, dwoolard@rmc.edu (photo) (PowerPoint file - 2.93MB)

Teaching an Environmental Issues Course in Discussion Format
Robert Ehrlich,George Mason University, rehrlich@gmu.edu (photo)

Physics First in the "First State"
Mary Ann Wells, University of Delaware, mawells@udel.edu (photo)
co-author: Barbara Duch, University of Delaware

Conceptual Understanding and Problem-Solving Scores in an AP Physics C Course
Robert Morse, St. Albans School, robert_morse@cathedral.org (photo)

Research on Intervention Programs to Promote Young Women in Physics
Katherine Phillips, Science Education Consultant, kathyphysics@hotmail.com (photo)
co-authors: Meera Chandrasekhar, Lloyd H. Barrow, University of Missouri-Columbia; Becky Litherland, Columbia (MO) Public Schools

Women in Physics, 2001
Rachel Ivie, American Institute of Physics, rivie@aip.org (photo)
co-author: Katie Stowe, American Institute of Physics

A Survey with Chandra and HST of X-Ray Jets in Active Galactic Nuclei
Jessica Gambill, George Mason University, jessica@physics.gmu.edu (photo)
co-author: Rita Sambruna (advisor), George Mason University

lunch

Physics Fun with Tethers and Catenaries
William Ingham, James Madison University, inghamwh@jmu.edu (PowerPoint file - 159kB)

Web-Based Interactive Circuit Simulator for Introductory Physics
George Watson, University of Delaware, ghw@udel.edu (PowerPoint file - 543kB) (URL)
co-author: Becky Kinney, University of Delaware

Galileo's and Kepler's Telescopes
James O'Connell, Frederick Community College, JSOConnell@aol.com

Trying Out PASCO, Team Labs, and Vernier Interfaces: What We Found
Larry Weaver, Towson University, lweaver@towson.edu (PowerPoint file - 21.8Mb)

As usual, a business meeting will follow the contributed papers. Please plan to attend.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the meeting!

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