American Association of Physics Teachers

Oregon Section (www.oraapt.org) --169^th Meeting

Saturday 13.March.2004

Corvallis High School, Corvallis, Oregon

9:00 a.m – 9:30 a.m. Registration ($5.00).

Refreshments courtesy of Vernier Software and Technology

9:30 a.m. Opening Greeting Greg Mulder, Oregon Section AAPT President

9:30 a.m.-9:45 John Bell-Western Baptist College jbell@wbc.edu

“Pin Linked Structures - Simplifying Statics” The concepts of vectors are practiced in bridges where vectors are clearly defined and manipulated. The bridges are easily related to structures familiar to students.

9:45-10:00 Ellen Momsen-Oregon State University elmomsen@yahoo.com
“Recruiting Females into Physics and Engineering Fields”

10:00-10:20 Break

10:20-11:45 Stanley Micklavzina- University of Oregon stanm@hendrix.uoregon.edu

and Pati Sievert-Northern Illinois and Steve Shropshire- Idaho State “World Year in Physics, 2005”

11:45-1:00 p.m. LUNCH (we will order from a local restaurant and have lunch delivered, ~$6.00)

1:00-1:15 Sue Moe-North Eugene High School moe_s@4j.lane.edu

“Eclipsing Binary Stars-A Research Project through the Partners in Science Program”

1:15-1:30 Tevian Dray and Corinne Manogue- Oregon State University tevian@math.oregonstate.edu
“The Vector Calculus Bridge Project” Focuses on the transition from second-year calculus to
junior-year physics, emphasizing geometric reasoning. http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/bridge

”The Paradigms Project” a complete redesign of the upper-division physics major, with intensive "paradigms" courses in the junior year which cross traditional disiplinary boundaries.  This project was recently written up in Physics Today. http://www.physics.oregonstate.edu/paradigms

1:30p.m –2:00 David Jackson-Dickinson College, PA. jacksond@dickinson.edu

“Explorations in Physics” An activity-based approach to understanding the world.  It is written for non- science and pre-service teacher majors.

(Turn Page)
2:00- 3:00 Make and Take Session
Jim Ketter-Rotating AC/LED/Persistence of Vision Demo and String/Modeling Tube John Griffith- Paper Cup Speaker
Pat Canan and Matthew Kirby
Steve and Stan, Physics Show Demos
and Others

3:00 p.m. Business Meeting

Everyone is invited to the business meeting. You are a member of Oregon AAPT by simply attending a meeting.

3:30 p.m. Adjourn

******7:00 p.m. Physics Demo Show- Linn-Benton Community College. ******

This show will be put on by Stan Micklavzina of UofO and the great demo team from Idaho State University. Sponsored by Oregon AAPT.

Directions to the 18.October.2003 meeting:

Corvallis High School, 836 NW 11^th, Corvallis, OR 97330 541-757-5871

From North of Corvallis: Drive South on I-5 Take Exit 228, Turn R on Hwy 34 Drive into Corvallis (Road Becomes Harrison Blvd) then Right on NW 11th From South of Corvallis: Drive North on I-5 Take Exit 228 Turn Left on Hwy 34 Drive into Corvallis (Road Becomes Harrison Blvd) then Right on NW 11th

Future Meetings of Interest

Oregon Section Meetings

Fall 2004 Saturday 16.October.2004 Pacific University

Spring 2005 Saturday 12. March 2005 Mt. Hood Community College

National Section Meetings

129^th AAPT National Meeting happens in Sacramento, CA July 31-Aug 4, 2004

130^th AAPT National Meeting happens in Albuquerque, NM January 8-12, 2005

For additional resources and updates, see the Oregon AAPT Website-www.oraapt.org