Coding Integration using STEMcoding Absolute Beginner Course

Syllabus

Specific Course Goals/Rationale

The goal of this particular course is to show teachers how computer programming exercises can be integrated into high school physical science or high school physics (non-AP or AP) in a simple, fun and engaging way.

The basis of this course is a set of computer programming exercises that Prof. Orban developed (at least initially) for freshman physics courses on OSU’s Marion campus. A few thousand college and high school students, many of whom have never written a computer program before, have successfully completed these exercises. As discussed in Orban et al. 2018 (https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/10.1119/1.5058449) surveys of students at OSU Marion seem to indicate that the content is at an appropriate difficulty level, even for absolute beginner programmers.

The course will be from June 26 - July 7, 2023 and meet regularly for about an hour on zoom at 1pm EST. Sessions will be recorded in case there are conflicts with specific dates.

Fees

No Graduate Credit Option

                   Non-AAPT Member                                          AAPT Member
                        $ 20.00 Lab Fee                                             $ 20.00 Lab Fee
                        $ 50.00 AAPT Course Fee                             $ 20.00 AAPT Course Fee
                        $ 70.00 Total                                                  $ 40.00 Total

Graduate Credit Option

                    Non-AAPT Member                                         AAPT Member
                        $ 20.00 Lab Fee                                             $ 20.00 Lab Fee
                        $120.00 Mercyhurst Course Fee                $ 90.00 Mercyhurst Course Fee
                        $ 80.00 One time Registration Fee*          $ 80.00 One time Registration Fee*
                        $ 50.00 AAPT Course Fee                             $ 20.00 AAPT Course Fee
                        $ 270.00 Total                                                $ 210.00 Total

                                                          Registration

Question? Email instructor Dr. Chris Orban stemcodingohio@gmail.com 

* This registration fee is only charged one time when you register for your first AAPT/Mercyhurst course.