WM17 Program

Sessions, Panels, Posters, Plenaries, Committee Meetings, and Special Events

You are currently viewing the Session & Panels page.  To view Posters, Plenaries, Committee Meetings, or Special Events make a selection from the View links below. You can also choose a Sort by link.  To view details of the Special Events click then scroll down to Special Events and click the item of interest.

 Find out more and become a part of WM2017 on: Facebook| Twitter

Some photos courtesy of FreeStockPhotos.biz

or type control-F to use a browser search for this page

Agenda Preview

Sort by:

Commercial Workshops

  • LAB4U

      • Lab4Physics: How to Engage Students in a Physics Classroom

      • CW02
      • Sun 02/19, 12:30PM - 1:30PM
      • by Dadlani Komal
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • How do you keep your students motivated and engaged? How do you impart long-lasting knowledge? Educators ourselves, the Lab4U team has identified three common features of effective learning in the physics classroom. First, students learn physics most efficiently when they actively pose questions to themselves and receive repeated feedback through experimentation. Second, students internalize key concepts when they can connect course material to real life examples of the relevant physical phenomena. Finally, students are inspired to master challenging coursework when they realize that they have the potential to be great scientists too—that science is not the product of individual genius but rather of concerted effort and deliberate inquiry. In this session, we are going to demonstrate how the tools developed by Lab4U can help you to foster these three features in your classroom. Using Lab4Physics, your students will become the protagonist in their own scientific adventure, conjuring up and testing their own hypotheses as they uncover the physical laws of nature for themselves. Can you imagine how will your students react if you present the oscillation topic in a completely different way? How about trying with an exercise such as this one: imagine you are the owner of an amusement park and are planning on building a new pirate ship to replace the old one, which is broken. Additionally, you must ensure that this new ride quickly earns back the money you will need to spend on it. Given that the attraction will be replaced, are there any changes in the construction that will allow you to profit more with this new ride? With this example, students will construct a pendulum using a smartphone or tablet device, a bag, and a piece of string. The pendulum will utilize the Lab4Physics Accelerometer to interpret a series of oscillations, recording data and plot an acceleration versus time graph to understand the concept of a cycle or oscillation. Came to this workshop to learn more about innovation in physics
  • Expert TA

      • Expert TA: Expert TA: Free Body Diagrams in Online Homework and the Value of Solving Problems the Right Way

      • CW01
      • Sun 02/19, 12:30PM - 1:30PM
      • by Morton Jeremy
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • While online homework makes grading more manageable, many instructors feel that it is a compromised version of hand-written homework. Yes, students should solve for final numeric results, but most instructors agree that they should also deal with key symbolic relationships, and draw Free Body Diagrams when necessary. Emphasizing the problem solving process and including symbolic expressions has always been central to Expert TA’s online homework system, and is backed by case studies showing measurable increases in student outcomes. We have a fool-proof interface that allows students to easily enter symbolic answers, a robust math engine that recognizes all mathematical equivalents, and a data-mining approach that allows students to receive feedback specific to their mistakes. And now we are happy to announce the upcoming release of a robust Vector and Free Body Diagram drawing package, which will not only automatically grade the student diagrams, but will do so with partial credit and feedback specific to mistakes within the drawings. This will allow students to participate in guided practice while completing a step that is critical to solving many physics problems. Please join us for lunch, and learn more about how Expert TA helps students practice solving problems the right way.
  • PASCO Scientific

      • PASCO Scientific: Essential Physics, the Ultimate e-Book for Physics

      • CW07
      • Sun 02/19, 12:30PM - 1:30PM
      • by Hsu Tom
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Meet Essential Physics author Dr. Tom Hsu and see how this interactive physics e-Book is the ultimate complement to your instruction. With the Essential Physics e-Book, students will have all the tools they need in one location, with a common user interface. Essential Physics combines quality physics textbook content with over 100 physics simulations, interactive equations, videos, random quiz-builder, and the Infinite Test Bank with built-in assessment. Runs on standard browsers on Mac®, Windows®, Android™, iPad®, and Chromebook™.
      • PASCO Scientific: Smart Cart Workshop

      • CW06
      • Sun 02/19, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
      • by Sackett Brett
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • The Wireless Smart Cart is the ultimate tool for teaching physics from PASCO, the world leader in physics apparatus and instrumentation. The Smart Cart is a Bluetooth®-enabled, low-friction dynamics cart with onboard sensors that measure force, position, velocity, acceleration, and rotational speed. Get hands-on with the Smart Cart and Capstone software to see all the possibilities of teaching with this amazing instructional tool. Augment Smart Cart’s capabilities with 3D-printed accessories. Attendees could win a Smart Cart and Capstone software!
      • PASCO Scientific: Smart Cart Workshop

      • CW05
      • Sun 02/19, 3:30PM - 4:30PM
      • by Sackett Brett
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • The Wireless Smart Cart is the ultimate tool for teaching physics from PASCO, the world leader in physics apparatus and instrumentation. The Smart Cart is a Bluetooth®-enabled, low-friction dynamics cart with onboard sensors that measure force, position, velocity, acceleration, and rotational speed. Get hands-on with the Smart Cart and Capstone software to see all the possibilities of teaching with this amazing instructional tool. Augment Smart Cart’s capabilities with 3D-printed accessories. Attendees could win a Smart Cart and Capstone software!
  • Vernier Software & Technology

      • Data Collection on Mobile Devices with Vernier

      • CW03
      • Mon 02/20, 11:30AM - 12:30PM
      • by Poodry Fran
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Join us for a hands-on experience using new physics equipment from Vernier. Bring your own mobile device or use one of ours. John Gastineau David Vernier
      • Data Collection on Mobile Devices with Vernier

      • CW04
      • Mon 02/20, 12:30PM - 1:30PM
      • by Poodry Fran
      • Type: Commercial Workshop
      • Join us for a hands-on experience using new physics equipment from Vernier. Bring your own mobile device or use one of ours. John Gastineau David Vernier

Page loaded in 0.078 seconds