Fall 2014 Meeting of the Iowa and Illinois Sections of the AAPT

"Particles and Waves"

October 24-25, 2014
Bettendorf High School
3333 18th St
Bettendorf, IA 52722

Program Fees Attendees Workshops Hotels Map Photos

We are pleased to invite you to attend the joint fall meeting of the Iowa and Illinois Sections of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Please come to learn more about physics and astronomy, discover new tools and techniques for teaching these subjects, share your experiences via contributed presentations and Take Fives, meet old and new friends, watch a planetarium show, see a Physics Demonstration show, bring a "What is it?", enjoy free pizza at the Saturday lunch, and participate in the informative Saturday afternoon "Ed. Camp".

Invited Presentations

"Neutrino Physics Using Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers", Friday at 3:30
Dr. Jason St. John, LHC Physics Center (LPC), Fermilab, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cincinnati

"The Van Allen Radiation Belt Storm Probes", Friday at 7:00
Dr. Craig Kletzing, Department of Physics, University of Iowa

"Teaching the Physics of Music on Four Continents", Saturday at 11:00
Dr. Thomas Rossing, Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University

Workshops

W1. "Why the Millikan Award? A Study of the Life and Influence of Robert A. Millikan"
Bonnie Mitchell and Richard Rockrohr, Jackson County Historical Museum

W2. "Data Visualization using Plotly"
Dan Pfeifer, Plotly, Inc.

W3. "Using Arduinos in Physics Classes"
Andrew Morrison, Joliet Junior College

W4. Repeat of workshop W1

W5. "Advanced Plotly Tutorial and Plotly's Multiple Language Coding"
Dan Pfeifer and Chris Parmer, Plotly, Inc.

Hosts - Pete Bruecken, Bettendorf High School, pbrueck@bettendorf.k12.ia.us
Chris Like, Bettendorf High School, christopherlike@gmail.com