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SIZE 8.25” W x 11” H CMYK Contact Christopher Kokinos, Chief Creative Officer, with any questions regarding production: 212.884.9955 DATE 11.30.2015 SCALE 100% [email protected] WINTER MEETING JANUARY 9-12 NEW ORLEANS, LA Meeting Information ............................. 3 First Time at a Meeting? ........................ 4 Bus Schedule ......................................... 6 Meeting at a Glance .............................. 7 New Orleans, LA Committee Meetings............................. 11 AAPT Awards ......................................... 12 January 9–12, 2016 Plenaries ............................................... 17 Commercial Workshops ......................... 20 Hyatt Regency New Orleans Exhibitor Information ............................ 22 Sessions Schedule Tables ....................... 25 Workshop Abstracts .............................. 28 Session Abstracts .................................. 33 Saturday ............................................. 33 Sunday ............................................... 36 Monday ............................................. 58 Tuesday ............................................... 90 Participants’ Index ................................. 114 American Association of Physics Teachers Advertiser Index .................................... 116 One Physics Ellipse Maps ..................................................... 117 College Park, MD 20740 Session Sponsors ................................... 123 301-209-3333 www.aapt.org Thank You to AAPT Special Thanks AAPT wishes to thank the following persons for their dedication Sustaining Members and selfless contributions to the Winter Meeting: The American Association of Physics Teachers is extremely , Southern University, for organizing the workshops grateful to the following companies who have Mostafa Elaasar generously supported AAPT over the years: Paper sorters: • Sean Bentley, Society of Physics Students, AIP American Institute of Physics • Richard Gelderman, Western Kentucky University Andrews University Physics Enterprises • Kelly O’Shea, Elisabeth Irwin High School • Eric Williams, Florida International University Arbor Scientific • Gina Passante, California State University, Fullerton Ergopedia, Inc. • Charlene Rydgren, Franklin Academy High School Expert TA • David Sturm, University of Maine • Sam Sampere, Syracuse University It’s About Time Klinger Educational Products Corp. AAPT Board of Directors Dyan Jones, Vice Chair of Section Merlan Scientific Representatives Mary Elizabeth Mogge, President Oceanside Photo & Telescope Mercyhurst University California State Polytechnic University, Erie, PA Pomona, CA OpenStax College Aaron P. Titus, at large PASCO scientific Janelle M. Bailey, President Elect (4-Year College Representative) Temple University High Point University Physics2000.com Philadelphia, PA High Point, NC Plot.ly George A. Amann, Vice President Sherry L. Savrda, at large 193 Primrose Hill Rd. (2-Year College Representative) Science First Rhinebeck, NY Seminole State College of Florida Spectrum Techniques LLC Wolfgang Christian, Secretary Sanford, FL Davidson College Jan L. Mader, at large TeachSpin Inc. Davidson, NC (High School Representative) Tel-Atomic Inc. R. Steven Turley, Treasurer Great Falls H.S. Brigham Young University Great Falls, MT Triangle Coalition for Stem Education Provo, UT Gary D. White (ex officio) Vernier Software Steven Iona, Past President Editor, The Physics Teacher University of Denver W H Freeman & Company David P. Jackson (ex officio) Denver, CO Editor, Amer. Journal of Physics Ward’s Science Elaine Gwinn, Chair of Section Beth A. Cunningham (ex officio) Representatives AAPT Executive Officer WebAssign Shenandoah High School Middletown, IN Robert C. Hilborn (guest) AAPT Associate Executive Officer Contacts: Facebook/Twitter at Meeting Meeting Registration Desk: 301-209-3340 We will be posting updates to Facebook and Twitter prior AAPT Programs & Conferences Dept: to and during the meeting to keep you in the know! Par- 301-209-3340; [email protected] ticipate in the conversation on Twitter by following us at Tiffany Hayes, Director, Programs & twitter.com/AAPTHQ or search the hashtag #aaptwm16. Conferences We will also be posting any changes to the schedule, can- Cerena Cantrell, Associate Director, Programs cellations, and other announcements during the meeting & Conferences via both Twitter and Facebook. Visit our Pinterest page for Janet Lane, Programs Administrator suggestions of places to go and things to do in Orlando. Pearl Watson, Meetings Logistics & Registration We look forward to connecting with you! Coordinator Facebook: facebook.com/AAPTHQ American Association of Physics Teachers Twitter: twitter.com/AAPTHQ Pinterest: pinterest.com/AAPTHQ One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740-3845 301-209-3340, fax: 301-209-0845 [email protected], www.aapt.org January 9–12, 2016 3 First time at an AAPT meeting? Welcome to the 2016 AAPT Winter Meeting in New Orleans! Everyone at AAPT hopes you fulfill all the goals you have for attending this meeting. To help you plan your meeting activities, the following information and suggestions have been developed. • Being at your first National Meeting can be a lonely experience if you don’t know anyone. AAPT members are friendly people, so do not hesitate to introduce yourself to others in sessions and in the hallways. It is fun and rewarding to establish a network of other physics teachers with whom you can talk and share experiences. This is especially true during lunch and dinner. • Area Committee meetings are not only for members of the committee, but also for friends of the commit- tee. You are welcome to attend any Area Committee meeting. You should be able to find one or two com- mittees that match your interests. Their meeting times are listed on page 11 in this guide. Area Committee meetings are often relatively small and are a great place to meet other people with interests similar to yours. • Be sure to attend the First Timers’ Gathering from 7–8 a.m. Sunday in Imperial 5. It is a wonderful way to learn more about the meeting and about AAPT. • Awards and other plenary sessions have distinguished speakers and are especially recommended. Invited speakers are experts in their fields and will have half an hour or more to discuss their subjects in some depth. Posters will be up all day and presenters will be available during the times indicated in the schedule. Contributed papers summarize work the presenters have been doing. You are encouraged to talk to pre- senters at the poster sessions or after the contributed paper sessions to gain more information about topics of interest to you. Informal discussion among those interested in the announced topic typically will fol- low a panel presentation, and Topical Discussions are entirely devoted to such discussions. • Be sure to make time to visit the exhibits in the Exhibit Hall in Storyville Hall, 3rd Floor. This is a great place to learn what textbooks and equipment are available in physics education. WINTER MEETING 4 JANUARY 9-12 NEW ORLEANS, LA Do you expect your students to show their work on exams? ....Of course! So why use a homework system that only asks students for their final numeric answers? Reinforce the problem solving process - Students get more practice solving problems the right way with Expert TA. Our independent library contains the largest concentration of multi-step symbolic problems on the market. Expert TA Workshop Stop by booth 207 to find out more, Realigning Homework or visit our website to read about Grades and Test Scores in how Auburn University used the Modern Classroom Expert TA to improve student learning outcomes. January 10, 2015 theexpertta.com/blog/practice-makes-progress 12:30-1:30 Empire D Phone: (918) 949-4190 | Web: www.theexpertta.com| Address: 624 South Boston Avenue Tulsa, OK 74119 Bus Schedule for AAPT Workshops Saturday, January 9 Sunday, January 10 Buses departing Hyatt to Southern Univ. Buses departing Hyatt to Southern Univ. • 7:15 a.m. • 7:15 a.m. • 7:25 a.m. • 7:25 a.m. • 12:20 p.m. Buses departing Southern Univ.,