this is just to let you know that the deadline for registering for our calculus/physics workshop (described below) has been moved to June 9th.
Dawn Meredith
The Mathematics Association of American is sponsoring a workshop this summer on the teaching of an integrated calculus/physics course.The workshop presenters are myself and Prof. Kelly Black (from the mathematics department) who have developed this integrated course at University of New Hampshire over the last 3 years. This development was funded by a grant from NSF.
Please see the MAA web page <http://www.maa.org/pfdev/prep/black.html> for more details about the workshop and an application. The workshop is July 10-13 (Tuesday-Friday).
One very important detail: the MAA picks up the cost of everything EXCEPT transportation. The workshop location is Durham, NH.
Topics to be discussed include:
1) how the calculus topics are reordered to compliment the physics curricula
2) examination of several integrated activities (e.g.,. RC circuits, electric field due to a bar of charge)
3) how to promote problem solving abilities in students
4) examination of several calculus/physics projects (e.g. When is a spoked wheel better than an aerodynamic wheel?)
5) assessment of the course
6) active learning strategies
7) group learning
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Dawn C. Meredith Voice: (603)-862-2063
Associate Professor Fax: (603)-862-2998
Physics Department dawn.meredith@unh.edu
9 Library Way, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824
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