[MAAPT] MAAPT Spring 2009 meeting: directions, schedule, etc.

[PNIENABE at smumn.edu]

MINNESOTA AREA ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS 
Spring Meeting
Saturday, April 25, 2009
University of Saint Thomas, St Paul MN
(GPS address: 2115 Summit Ave)

Please refer to campus map:
http://www.stthomas.edu/campusmaps/stpaul/stpaul3D.pdf

Parking: Lots M & N, or in parking structure at #35

All events in buildings 40 (Owens Science Hall OWS) & 39 (O’Shaughnessy Science Hall OSS).

Registration (plus poster sessions, breaks, lunch) OWS 166 
  starting at 8:00 AM

All talks in OSS LL18.

Schedule:
0830 – 0850  Andy Rundquist, Hamline     NDSolve your problems: 
                                         Mathematica in the advanced
                                         undergraduate physics 
                                         curriculum

0850 – 0910  Nathan Moore, Winona State  Blacksmithing, introductory 
                                         physics, and computer 
                                         programming; or What do
                                         pickles and coal have in
                                         common?

0910 – 0930  Jia Jia Dong, Hamline       Exploring the interface 
                                         between physics and
                                         biology -- A study on
                                         protein synthesis 
                                         using Monte Carlo simulation

0930 – 0950  Robyn Wangberg, St. Mary’s  Computational science: what
                                         our students need now

0950 – 1000  break

1000 – 1020  Leon Hsu and Ken Heller     Using computers as problem-
             University of Minnesota     solving coaches for students

1020 – 1100  INVITED TALK: Anne Cox      Bringing computation into
              Eckerd College, FL         the classroom

1100 – 1120  DISCUSSION on Computation, computers, 
             and physics instruction moderated by Andy Rundquist

1120 – 1140  break and posters (see list below)

1140 – 1155  Eric Colgrove, Hamline       Fabrication and 
             ** student talk              characterization of
                                          nanoporous platinum thin
                                          films

1155 – 1210  Amy Fleischhacker and        High altitude balloon
             Nicole LaHaye, Univ. Minn.   experiment: radiation vs
             ** student talk              altitude

1210 – 1225  R. C. Misra, MSU Mankato     Measuring beginning 
                                          students’ perception and
                                          applicability of force in
                                          physics and engineering

1225 – 1240  Ananda Shastri, MSU Moorhead Building musical whistles in
                                          an introductory physics of 
                                          music class


1240 lunch, business meeting


Posters:

Applying a Simple Rubric to Assess Student Problem Solving
Jennifer Docktor, Ken Heller, University of Minnesota

Gender Differences in High School Preparation for University 
Introductory Physics
Jennifer Docktor, Ken Heller, University of Minnesota

**Computational Analysis of the Lipid Monolayer
Andrew H. Nguyen, Erkan Tuzel, Benjamin L. Stottrup, Augsburg College

**Controlling Monolayer Domain Morphology
Sergio Romero-Garcia and Benjamin L. Stottrup, Augsburg College

**Construction of a Magnetic Needle Viscometer for Measuring Surface Viscosity
Thomas D. Lopez and Benjamin L. Stottrup, Augsburg College

**The Influence of Sterol Structure on Transbilayer Diffusion Rates
Christine M. Staloch, Benjamin R. Hoffmann, Benjamin L. Stottrup, Augsburg College

**Gibbs Monolayer Equilibrium and Periodic Marangoni Instability
Nathanial Johnson and Benjamin L. Stottrup, Augsburg College

**The Lifetime of Mira's SiO Maser Features
Jason Bonde and Gordon McIntosh, University of Minnesota, Morris

**External cavity laser diodes for lithium spectroscopy
Jami Johnson, Sarah Kaiser and Chad Hoyt, Bethel University

**Sub-picometer resolution from a low-cost Michelson wavelength meter
Adam Banfield, Sarah Anderson and Chad Hoyt, Bethel University

** student posters


Abstracts will be printed in Meeting Program available Saturday morning.

I know I don’t have everyone’s email address (particularly students); if you notice an error or omission, please contact pnienabe at smumn.edu or 507.457.1532.



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