Conveners
(DPE) R2-5 DPE V | DEP V (DEP)
- Daria Ahrensmeier
Presentation materials
Many would agree that the best way to learn physics is to do physics, such as in a research lab setting. This can be difficult in practice, as principal investigators are often working at a frenetic pace to obtain and distribute results of their work.
I will describe our efforts in setting up a funded research laboratory experience for undergraduates: The Quantum Teaching Lab (QTL). In...
Introducing students to quantum science at an earlier age is essential to developing the quantum workforce and fostering widespread appreciation of quantum technologies. Hands-on active learning can help make the abstract ideas of quantum information tangible to students, but lab experiments in quantum information are traditionally too expensive, too complex, or too indirect to be useful in...
Hands-on experience in a science lab is crucial for science majors, especially for those pursuing a degree in physics as it forces the engagement of different levels of knowledge in decision-making (Millar, 1994). The switch to online learning due to the pandemic placed an Everest-sized challenge at our feet; how to satisfy the experiential learning outcomes of the program when students do not...
This presentation describes different ways a smartphone’s onboard magnetometer can be combined with a simple student-constructed coil of wire and used to explore relationships between electricity and magnetism. The measurement of electrical phenomena such as DC current and voltage will be discussed.
For several years students and teachers have had access to software that enables the use of...
Physical examples are a great way to get students engaged with course content but it is not always easy to find classroom examples for senior course material. One such concept that I have been struggling with is wave modes. This concept arises naturally in mathematical physics courses and it is critical in my research area of acoustical oceanography. In searching for a classroom...
