AAPT: American Association of Physics Teachers
American Association of Physics Teachers
A professional membership association of scientists dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching.
Join The 2019 U.S. Physics Team
Represent the United States at the International Physics Olympiad Competition with other high school students. Registration ends December 4, 2019.
2019 Winter Meeting
Join your colleagues at the 2019 AAPT Winter Meeting in Houston, TX. Don't miss out, register today!
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12
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13
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13
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14
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15
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Featured Presentations
A selection from our AAPT national conferences
SM15: Characterization of the Relationship Between Identity and Context Dependent Performance in Physics
Research suggests[1] that the context of physics questions found on widely used physics exams has some influence on students’ performance, transcendin...View more
SM15: Elective Recitation Sections in Physics Freshman Service Courses
Students from 23 departments on the Cal Poly Pomona campus are required to take freshman physics service courses. Many of them struggle to succeed. In...View more
SM15: Extreme Floodwaters: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Drag Forces
In 1982 the Lawn Lake Dam in Rocky Mountain National Park burst producing extreme floodwaters with water-walls that were estimated to be over 25 ft. t...View more
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Meet Brian
I had a super-supportive family and an amazing high school physics teacher, and an excellent college advisor that inspired my love for physics. I ended up in teaching at least partly because of a talk Sheila Tobias gave at the University of Utah during my master’s work, which led me to five years of teaching high school and then subsequent PhD research at Utah State and a job at Ricks College that turned into BYU-Idaho underneath me.Get Involved
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