Fall 2012
Below is the meeting schedule for Fall 2012. All meetings are from 3-4pm in RLM 5.120 unless otherwise noted.
Notes from each meeting are available by clicking on the meeting title.
Date | Title | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
Aug. 31 | No Meeting | N/A |
Sep. 7 | No Meeting | N/A |
Sep. 14 | Welcome Session | N/A |
Sep. 14 | Happy Hour | N/A |
Sep. 21 | A Discussion of Undergraduate Physics Labs | Dr. Greg Sitz |
Sep. 28 | Why Scientific Concepts Like Evolution Are Difficult for People to Understand | Dr. Cristine Legare |
Oct. 3 | Mastery of Physics: Understanding vs. Doing | Dr. Jill Marshall |
Oct. 12 | Changing Education Paradigms | Tony Bendinelli |
Oct. 19 | Designing a Physics Curriculum Students Want | Bobby Stevens |
Oct. 23 | Physics for Future Presidents | Dr. Markus Deserno |
Nov. 2 | Student Engagement: The Heart of Course Transformation | Dr. Cynthia LaBrake |
Nov. 9 | What is Physics? | Tony Bendinelli |
Nov. 16 | Computer Problems: Teaching Computational Modeling in Physics | Frank Male |
Nov. 23 | Thanksgiving Break | N/A |
Nov. 30 | Slow Gains in Physics Education: A Case of Arrested Development | Dr. Michael Marder |
Dec. 7 | Happy Hour | N/A |
Topics and notes from previous semesters are available here