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AAPT Update 2000 Number 1 (fwd)



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The following message is from the Executive Office of the American
Association of Physics Teachers,
College Park, Maryland.

**************CONTENTS*******************

1) NEW EDITOR FOR AJP
2) 2000 DEPARTMENT CHAIRS CONFERENCE APRIL 14-16, 2000
3) 2000 APPARATUS COMPETITION
4) 2000 AAPT/METROLOGIC PHYSICS BOWL
5) SAT II PHYSICS TEST DEVELOPMENT

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1) NEW EDITOR FOR AJP

A search committee has been appointed to seek a new editor for the
American
Journal of Physics,
to begin his or her duties on July 1, 2001. The new editor will succeed
Robert H. Romer, who has
served as editor since 1988.

The search committee welcomes inquiries, suggestions, nominations, and
applications. A more complete
description of the procedures for the search and of the responsibilities
of
the editor will be published soon: in the American Journal of Physics, and
is available on the AAPT website
http://www.aapt.org/aaptgeneral/ajpjob.html.

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2) 2000 DEPARTMENT CHAIRS CONFERENCE APRIL 14-16, 2000

We invite all department chairs to a conference of Physics Department
Chairs on April 14 - 16, 2000,
at the American Center for Physics in College Park, MD. This will be the
ninth in a series of
Department Chairs Conferences sponsored by the American Association of
Physics Teachers and the
American Physical Society. These conferences provide opportunities to
discuss specific issues and
also to network with academic leaders from across the country.

For more information and a registration form, visit the AAPT website at
http://www.aapt.org/programs/chairs00.html or contact the AAPT Programs
Department at aapt-prog@aapt.org .

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3) 2000 APPARATUS COMPETITION

The AAPT Committee on Apparatus is pleased to announce that the 2000
Apparatus Competition will be held
during the Summer AAPT Meeting at the University of Guelph, Guelph,
Ontario. Two apparatus competitions
will be held:
Introductory Laboratory (including high school) Apparatus category
(Cash prizes of $1000, $600, and $200 provided by PASCO scientific)
Low Cost Apparatus (six equal cash prizes of $100 provided by PASCO
scientific)

Contest rules, application forms and additional information can be found
in
the March AAPT Announcer or
at the Apparatus Competition web site:

http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~moloney/AppComp/CompetitionPage.htm

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4) 2000 AAPT/METROLOGIC PHYSICS BOWL

The AAPT/Metrologic Physics Bowl contest for high school students is
co-sponsored by The American Association
of Physics Teachers and Metrologic Instruments. It is a 40-question
multiple choice, timed test, supervised
by the teacher at their high school and administered throughout the
country
on April 19, 2000. Deadline for
entering your school is March 29, 2000.

For more information and entry forms e-mail aapt-prog@aapt.org or visit
the
Physics Bowl website at
http://www.aapt.org/programs/physbowl.html.

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5) SAT II PHYSICS TEST DEVELOPMENT

In order to ensure that the SAT II: Physics Test reflects the current
practice in college-preparatory courses in high school, the SAT II Physics
Committee needs input from the physics education community. By completing
a
brief survey you can assist the committee in obtaining up-to-date
information on these courses that will help guide the writing of
appropriate
test questions.

The SAT II: Physics Test is designed to assess students' knowledge at the
level of a regular first-year physics course. Many colleges use the
scores
from this test in the admission and placement process.

The survey will be available online from January 24 to February 28, 2000
at
www.collegeboard.org/survey/physics
Password: Physics2

Using the Internet will help save time and money, so please complete it
there if you can. However, if you prefer a paper survey, please call
1-609-683-2278 or e-mail bestelle@ets.org.

A summary of the survey results will be shared with everyone who responds.

The 1999-2000 SAT II: Physics Test Development Committee thanks you for
your time and effort.
Helene Perry, Loyola College, Baltimore, Chair
Simon George, California State University, Long Beach
Randal Harrington, University of Maine, Orono
Gayle Hodges, Winter Park High School, Winter Park, FL
Frank Norton, Cranbrook Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, MI

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These AAPT Updates are archived on the AAPT web site at
http://www.aapt.org/updates

The American Association of Physics Teachers
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3845
Voice: 301-209-3300
Fax: 301-209-0845
E-mail: aapt-exec@aapt.org
http://www.aapt.org/
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