Conveners
PSC 2136: Morning Session 2B
- Angel Torres (University of Maryland)
- Alessandro Restelli
PSC 2136: Morning Session 3B
- Kent Yagi (University of Virginia)
- Muge Karagoz (AIP)
PSC 2136: Afternoon Session 1B
- Muge Karagoz (AIP)
- Jason Sterlace (James Madison University)
The seminar aims to explore the interdisciplinary connections between the concepts of scaling and dimensions in physics, growth and form in biological systems, and the principles of evolutionary biology. It seeks to provide educators with innovative teaching methods and frameworks of concept cartoon clicker questions that can be integrated into undergraduate physics courses.
Driven damped oscillators appear in introductory physics textbooks both for first-semester mechanics and for second-semester electromagnetism. Either case would be more accessible (to illustrate such important concepts as underdamping and resonance) if students were exposed to the basic theory and made lab measurements. Unfortunately both the theory and apparatus are usually considered too...
In Spring 2023, I gave my University Physics class a short computer project to teach students about orbital motion. The project required students to solve the equation of motion numerically and to compare the numerical solution to the theoretical orbits. Depending on the initial position and velocity of an object, students were able to see different types of orbits. In this presentation, I...
In my presentation, I will discuss strategies employed in my classroom to facilitate student engagement and foster student motivation by creating an active environment that promotes passionate learning in a supportive atmosphere through diverse activities.
Advances in computers and digital signal processing have enabled routine observations of galactic radio signals in a classroom setting. The participants of the Digital Signal Processing in Radio Astronomy (DSPIRA) RET program at West Virginia University have developed extensive lessons for teachers and hobbyists on building, operating, and using radio horn telescopes at an affordable level....
This presentation will show that the velocity triangle, subject of several presentations in this venue, is observable in the spatial plane of a third reference frame in relative motion normal to the the velocity triangle. This implies that the velocity triangle is not only a useful mathematical construct, but is in fact the physical reality underlying the Special Theory of Relativity.
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) collects data on the representation of women and members of other underrepresented groups in physics and astronomy at all levels, from high school students to faculty members. Although indicative of some trends, these data do not tell the whole story. For physicists and astronomers who persist despite being underrepresented, data show that there are...
Impostor phenomenon (IP) is when high-achieving individuals falsely attribute their success to luck or having deceived those around them, and it is prevalent in academic populations. The UMD Physics Mental Health Task Force administered a survey studying IP to the UMD physics graduate population. Nearly 70% of our respondents reported “frequent” or “intense” feelings of impostorism, with...
Students of color (SOC) experience higher levels of attrition in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) fields than students who do not identify as people of color. Undergraduate research programs may offer partial solutions as this co-curricular experience has been linked to better academic performance, persistence, and matriculation to graduate and professional programs....
