Northern California/Nevada American Association of Physics Teachers Next Meeting -- City College of San Francisco, November 14-15, 2014 NCNAAPT Meeting, April 12, 2014 Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA Invited Talks and Presentations Share-N-Tell Chaired by David Kagan (phys.csuchico.edu/kagan) Vernier Software & Technology - Past, Present and Future by David and Christine Vernier (vernier.com) Mission: Mars - Steps Toward the First Human Mission to the Red Planet by Pascal Lee (pascallee.net) Einstein and Quantum Mechanics - It's Not What You Think by A. Douglas Stone (appliedphysics.yale.edu/douglas-stone)        Mission: Mars by Pascal Lee        Learn about what it takes to send humans to Mars--from spacesuits and rovers to surviving subzero temperatures and raging dust storms. [read review] [buy on Amazon]   Einstein and the Quantum: The Quest of the Valiant Swabian by A. Douglas Stone        Stone shows how Einstein's ideas animated the development of quantum mechanics from its infancy through its first quarter century. [read review] [buy on Amazon]

A Sad Day in the Neighborhood Paul Doherty, the Exploratorium's beloved senior scientist, dies at age 69. Paul Doherty dies at age 69 Paul, in his own words (Youtube) Paul Doherty - A Man For All Seasons (pptx) History of the Exploratorium, by Dr. Frank Oppenheimer (video) Celebrating the life of Paul Doherty (video)

- Dave Kagan's website, Department of Physics, CSU, Chico:   http://phys.csuchico.edu/kagan/      "An Inexpensive Magnus Force Demonstrator"           http://phys.csuchico.edu/baseball/Pubs/magnus.pdf      "Happy and Sad Balls and Newton's Cradle"           http://phys.csuchico.edu/kagan/professional/papers/happyballs.pdf      "Radioactive Learning: Visual Representation of Radioactive Decay Using Dice"           http://phys.csuchico.edu/kagan/professional/papers/dice.pdf      "Gaussain Accelerators"           http://phys.csuchico.edu/kagan/professional/papers/GaussAccelerator.pdf      "Soda Cans 'All Shook Up'"           http://physics.csuchico.edu/kagan/professional/papers/soda.pdf

- Dan Burns Cartoon Physics   http://www.lghs.net/about_us/staff_directory/teacher_pages/dan_burns/ Road Runner Physics, by Dan Burns: http://www.lghs.net/about_us/staff_directory/teacher_pages/dan_burns/ road_runner_physics/ Science on the Simpsons, by Dan Burns: http://www.lghs.net/about_us/staff_directory/teacher_pages/dan_burns/ science_of_simpsons/

Lab Manuals        Contemporary College Physics Laboratory Manual with Computer Activities (out of print) published in 1991 by Addison-Wesley to accompany Jones & Childers, Sears & Zemansky, and Bueche texts.        Coming soon . . .               • Conceptual Physics, 11e, College Edition, © 2010               • Conceptual Physics, 4e for High Schools, © 2009               • Conceptual Physics, 10e, College Edition, © 2006

"Suggested Sequence of Activities & Labs for Projectile Motion"
1.	"Hang Time" activity--described on the last page of Chapter 3 of Hewitt, 4e (white).
2.	"Reaction Time", lab activity from Conceptual Physics Lab Manual
3.	Conceptual Physics Worksheet 4-1 (4 pages)
4.	Conceptual Physics Worksheet 5-1 (2 pages)
5.	"Dropped or Fired Bullet"--demonstration apparatus from Cenco, Cat# WL-0877
6.	"Dropped or Fired Bullet" (from MythBusters)--video from my website (Videos page)
7.	"Rock Off a Cliff", activity from my website (also on my Student Resources page)
8.	"Bull's Eye" lab activity from Conceptual Physics Lab Manual
9.	"Tangent Method"--how to construct an angle without a protractor
10.	"Anatomy of a Homer" lab activity Conceptual Physics Lab Manual
11.	For AP Physics Students Only: "Sharp Shooter", from Laboratory Manual with Computer Activities, John Wiley (1991).

- Advice to New Teachers: "Increasing Your Impact" (PDF)

- How to Introduce Students to Your Text: "Getting to Know Your Textbook" (PDF)

- "Put Me in Coach"--The Physics of Baseball: SF2011.ppt | SF2011.pdf

- Squashed Salute: Chico State University Pumpkin Drop Honors Leader:
  http://www.chicoer.com/fromthenewspaper/ci_16465582
  Pumpkin Drop Video: http://www.krcrtv.com/video/25558319/index.html

- Paul Falstad's Simulations: http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html

- "Physics of Car Crashes" Study Guide: PhysicsofCarCrash.pdf

- A great Optics website by Clarence Bakken: Optics Bookshelf

Bull's Eye Ramp: Information and MATH CHECKER

- "Next-Time Questions" by Paul Hewitt. Challenging and fascinating questions that will spark interest and discussion amongst your students.

- Derivation of Exchange of Velocities:
  ExchangeofVelocities.ppt | ExchangeofVelocities.pdf

- Derivation of the Relative Velocity of Approach Equals the
  Velocity of Recession: VelocityofApproach_.pdf

- Generalized Case of the Elastic Collision of Two Bodies:
  CollisionsinOneDimension.ppt

- Periods of Satellites Around and Through the Earth:
  PeriodsofSatellites_v2.ppt | PeriodsofSatellites_v2.pdf

- Kinetic Theory of Gases: KineticTheory_Gases.pdf

- Pepper's Ghost 

- Derivation of the Rydberg Constant:
  DerivationRydbergConstant.ppt | DerivationRydbergConstant.pdf

- Derivation of E=mc^2:
  E=mc^2_Derivation2.ppt | E=mc^2_Derivation2.pdf

- Space-Time Simulator, by Dan Burns: Spacetimesimulator.pdf

- Labs (more coming...)
          • Sticky Electrostatics: StickyElectrostatics.pdf
          • Temperature of a Flame: TempofaFlame.pdf
          • Reaction Time: ReactionTime.pdf
          • Anatomy of a Homer: AnatomyofaHomer.pdf
          • LN Cool Stuff: LNCoolStuff.pdf
          • Flying Pig: FlyingPig.pdf
          • Why The Sky is Blue: WhySkyisBlue.pdf

- Related Links
          • PTSOS: www.ptsos.org
          • NCN AAPT: www.ncnaapt.org
          • AAPT: www.aapt.org
          • NSTA: www.nsta.org
          • CSTA: www.cascience.org/csta/csta.asp
          • Cenco Physics Blog: http://blog.cencophysics.com/
          • California High School Physics Standards: http://www.physics.ucla.edu/HighSchoolPhysics

- Related Videos
          • Large Hadron Collider (LHC):
                  http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/the_large_hadron_collider.html
                  ATLAS Experiment - The Latest News at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
          • Frames of Reference Video Online: http://www.archive.org/details/frames_of_reference
          • A Million to One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd4uHUMvvbc

- Films of Interest
          • My Favorite Movies
                 2001--A Space Odyssey Study Guide--SE.pdf
                        2001--A Space Odyssey Study Guide--TE.pdf (Teachers please email me for password.)
                        Survivability of the Vacuum of Space (external webpage)
                 Apollo 13 Study Guide--SE.pdf
                        Apollo 13 Study Guide--TE.pdf (Teachers please email me for password.)
                 Elegant Universe Questionaire.pdf
                 Right Stuff Questions.pdf
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                 Amadeus
                 Dr. Zhivago (A Classic)
                 Tale of Two Cities

- NASA Rates the Most Realistic and Unrealistic Sci-Fi Films of All Time:
   http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/01/03/nasa-names-most-realistic-and-unrealistic-sci-fi-films-of-all-ti/

- Video Clips (see Videos page)

- Activities (coming soon)

- Casio EX F1 Digital Camera User Manual: CasioEXF1_Manual.pdf

- CA STAR Test, 2009 Released Physics Questions: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/cstrtqphysics.pdf
   http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp
   http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/resources.asp