Gordon Conference on Classical Mechanics and Nonlinear Dynamics
Title: Gordon Conference on Classical Mechanics and
Nonlinear Dyn
Dear Phys-l'ers,
My colleague, Harvey Leff <hsleff@csupomona.edu>, asked me
to post the following announcement. If you are interested in the
conference or would like more information, please go to
<http://www.grc.org/programs/2004/physres.htm > and/or contact
Harvey off list.
Thanks.
John Mallinckrodt
Cal Poly Pomona
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Gordon Research Conference
on
Physics Research and Education:
Classical Mechanics and Nonlinear
Dynamics
June 13-18, 2004
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
This conference will bring together physics
teachers, researchers in classical mechanics and nonlinear dynamics
(including chaos and fractals), physics education researchers, and
textbook authors. The main purpose is to promote innovation in
all aspects of teaching these topics throughout the undergraduate
curriculum.
Speakers (titles and other
details can be found here)
- Benoit Mandelbrot (Yale University &
IBM)
- Edward Lorenz (MIT)
- Paula Heron (University of
Washington)
- Rachel Scherr (University of
Maryland)
- Stamatis Vokos (Seattle Pacific
University)
- Brad Ambrose (Grand Valley State
University)
- Corrine Manogue (Oregon State
University)
- John Taylor (University of
Colorado)
- Ruth Chabay (North Carolina State
University)
- Bruce Sherwood (North Carolina State
University)
- Edwin Taylor (MIT)
- Josef Hanc (Technical University,
Slovakia)
- Tom Moore (Pomona College)
- Jerry Gollub (Haverford College &
University of Pennsylvania)
- Tom Solomon (Bucknell
University)
- Priscilla Laws (Dickinson
College)
- Robert DeSerio (University of
Florida)
- Matthew Moelter (California State
Polytechnic University, SLO)
- Julien Sprott (University of Wisconsin,
Madison)
- Michael Dennin (University of California,
Irvine)
- Wolfgang Losert (University of
Maryland)
- Sarah Bolton (Williams
College)
- Robert Hilborn (Amherst College &
University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
- Raymond Goldstein (University of
Arizona)
- Jack Wisdom (MIT)
- Donald Turcotte (University of
California, Davis)
Posters are being solicited! Please send
your proposed poster title and abstract to one of the Vice Chairs,
Kerry Browne <brownek@dickinson.edu> or Stamatis Vokos
<vokos@spu.edu>.
Funding Pending agency
funding, partial support for registration and/or travel are possible.
Inquiries for such support should be directed to the Co-chairs, David
Jackson <jacksond@dickinson.edu> and Harvey Leff
<hsleff@csupomona.edu>.
Application Procedure
An online application can be completed here.
For Further Information
Please contact one of the Co-Chairs or Vice Chairs listed
above.