Conveners
PA. Physics Education
- Gerald Feldman (George Washington University)
William Sams
(North Carolina State University)
10/22/11, 10:57 AM
Contributed
In recent years, enrollment in undergraduate physics courses at NC State has grown significantly, especially in introductory physics. Since most of these courses involve a laboratory component, the increased enrollment is leading to a shortage of laboratory space. Starting this spring NC State will implement kit labs in calculus-based mechanics labs. These kits will make it possible for...
Daniel Huggett
(Southeastern Louisiana University)
10/22/11, 11:09 AM
Contributed
In an effort to give high school students experience in real world science applications, we have partnered with Loranger High School in Loranger, LA to mentor 9 senior physics students in radio frequency electromagnetic detection. The effort consists of two projects: Mapping of 60 Hz noise around the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO), and the construction of a 20 MHz...
