Conveners
Afternoon Session 1
- Mukesh Chhajer (Danville Community College)
To better serve increasingly diverse learners in college algebra-based physics courses, instructors will need to gain understanding of the backgrounds of their audience and shift the center of instruction from educators to learners. Based on over 15 years of teaching experience of algebra-based physics courses in an urban university and a historically-black university, the speaker will present...
Many career and research opportunities in physics today are in the field of particle physics. However, particle physics is often not covered in introductory courses- leaving students in the dark about these career paths! This talk will introduce you to the opportunities and resources (including ready-to-go lesson plans) provided by Fermilab’s QuarkNet program for university faculty, high...
We present a simple, accessible, yet rigorous outreach/educational program focused on quantum information science and technology for high-school and early undergraduate students. This program allows students to perform meaningful hands-on calculations with quantum circuits and algorithms, without requiring knowledge of advanced mathematics. A combination of pen-and-paper exercises and IBM...
Football players experience repeated impacts to their bodies and heads. Football helmets are designed to reduce the damaging effects of impacts. In this project, students apply the concept of impulse to design and test padding systems constructed from repurposed packing materials. Students use accelerometers to measure the overall peak acceleration and rotational velocity, then apply those...
