A conference experience for undergraduates

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 685-691

  Collins, L A ^a   Magee, N H ^a   Bryant, H C ^b   Zeilik, M ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0033442074     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.19353     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. A vast repertoire of literature exists on undergraduate research as a search of the indices of such journals as The American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today will indicate. The following highly selective list serves to illustrate this point: T. Moses and B. Jensen, "The Freedericksz Transition in Liquid Crystals: An Undergraduate Experiment for the Advanced Laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 66, 49-56 (1998); E. Gülmez, "Measuring the Speed of Light with a Fiber Optic Kit: An Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 65, 614-617 (1997); P. Koczyk, P. Wiewoir, and C. Radzewicz, "Photon Counting Statistics - Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 64, 240-244 (1996); B. C. Palmquist, "Interview Assessment in Physics Labs," Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London 34, 511-512 (1996); B. K. Clark, R. F. Martin, R. J. Moore, and K. E. Jesse, "Fractal Dimension of the Strange Attractor of a Bouncing Ball Circuit," Am. J. Phys. 63, 157-160 (1995); P. A. DeYoung, P. L. Jolivette, and N. Rouze, "Experimental Verification of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory," ibid. 61, 560-563 (1993); R. C. Hilborn, "Revitalizing Undergraduate Physics - Who Needs It?" ibid. 65, 175-177 (1997), and references therein.
2. A vast repertoire of literature exists on undergraduate research as a search of the indices of such journals as The American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today will indicate. The following highly selective list serves to illustrate this point: T. Moses and B. Jensen, "The Freedericksz Transition in Liquid Crystals: An Undergraduate Experiment for the Advanced Laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 66, 49-56 (1998); E. Gülmez, "Measuring the Speed of Light with a Fiber Optic Kit: An Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 65, 614-617 (1997); P. Koczyk, P. Wiewoir, and C. Radzewicz, "Photon Counting Statistics - Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 64, 240-244 (1996); B. C. Palmquist, "Interview Assessment in Physics Labs," Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London 34, 511-512 (1996); B. K. Clark, R. F. Martin, R. J. Moore, and K. E. Jesse, "Fractal Dimension of the Strange Attractor of a Bouncing Ball Circuit," Am. J. Phys. 63, 157-160 (1995); P. A. DeYoung, P. L. Jolivette, and N. Rouze, "Experimental Verification of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory," ibid. 61, 560-563 (1993); R. C. Hilborn, "Revitalizing Undergraduate Physics - Who Needs It?" ibid. 65, 175-177 (1997), and references therein.
3. A vast repertoire of literature exists on undergraduate research as a search of the indices of such journals as The American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today will indicate. The following highly selective list serves to illustrate this point: T. Moses and B. Jensen, "The Freedericksz Transition in Liquid Crystals: An Undergraduate Experiment for the Advanced Laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 66, 49-56 (1998); E. Gülmez, "Measuring the Speed of Light with a Fiber Optic Kit: An Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 65, 614-617 (1997); P. Koczyk, P. Wiewoir, and C. Radzewicz, "Photon Counting Statistics - Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 64, 240-244 (1996); B. C. Palmquist, "Interview Assessment in Physics Labs," Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London 34, 511-512 (1996); B. K. Clark, R. F. Martin, R. J. Moore, and K. E. Jesse, "Fractal Dimension of the Strange Attractor of a Bouncing Ball Circuit," Am. J. Phys. 63, 157-160 (1995); P. A. DeYoung, P. L. Jolivette, and N. Rouze, "Experimental Verification of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory," ibid. 61, 560-563 (1993); R. C. Hilborn, "Revitalizing Undergraduate Physics - Who Needs It?" ibid. 65, 175-177 (1997), and references therein.
4. A vast repertoire of literature exists on undergraduate research as a search of the indices of such journals as The American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today will indicate. The following highly selective list serves to illustrate this point: T. Moses and B. Jensen, "The Freedericksz Transition in Liquid Crystals: An Undergraduate Experiment for the Advanced Laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 66, 49-56 (1998); E. Gülmez, "Measuring the Speed of Light with a Fiber Optic Kit: An Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 65, 614-617 (1997); P. Koczyk, P. Wiewoir, and C. Radzewicz, "Photon Counting Statistics - Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 64, 240-244 (1996); B. C. Palmquist, "Interview Assessment in Physics Labs," Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London 34, 511-512 (1996); B. K. Clark, R. F. Martin, R. J. Moore, and K. E. Jesse, "Fractal Dimension of the Strange Attractor of a Bouncing Ball Circuit," Am. J. Phys. 63, 157-160 (1995); P. A. DeYoung, P. L. Jolivette, and N. Rouze, "Experimental Verification of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory," ibid. 61, 560-563 (1993); R. C. Hilborn, "Revitalizing Undergraduate Physics - Who Needs It?" ibid. 65, 175-177 (1997), and references therein.
5. A vast repertoire of literature exists on undergraduate research as a search of the indices of such journals as The American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today will indicate. The following highly selective list serves to illustrate this point: T. Moses and B. Jensen, "The Freedericksz Transition in Liquid Crystals: An Undergraduate Experiment for the Advanced Laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 66, 49-56 (1998); E. Gülmez, "Measuring the Speed of Light with a Fiber Optic Kit: An Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 65, 614-617 (1997); P. Koczyk, P. Wiewoir, and C. Radzewicz, "Photon Counting Statistics - Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 64, 240-244 (1996); B. C. Palmquist, "Interview Assessment in Physics Labs," Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London 34, 511-512 (1996); B. K. Clark, R. F. Martin, R. J. Moore, and K. E. Jesse, "Fractal Dimension of the Strange Attractor of a Bouncing Ball Circuit," Am. J. Phys. 63, 157-160 (1995); P. A. DeYoung, P. L. Jolivette, and N. Rouze, "Experimental Verification of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory," ibid. 61, 560-563 (1993); R. C. Hilborn, "Revitalizing Undergraduate Physics - Who Needs It?" ibid. 65, 175-177 (1997), and references therein.
6. A vast repertoire of literature exists on undergraduate research as a search of the indices of such journals as The American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today will indicate. The following highly selective list serves to illustrate this point: T. Moses and B. Jensen, "The Freedericksz Transition in Liquid Crystals: An Undergraduate Experiment for the Advanced Laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 66, 49-56 (1998); E. Gülmez, "Measuring the Speed of Light with a Fiber Optic Kit: An Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 65, 614-617 (1997); P. Koczyk, P. Wiewoir, and C. Radzewicz, "Photon Counting Statistics - Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 64, 240-244 (1996); B. C. Palmquist, "Interview Assessment in Physics Labs," Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London 34, 511-512 (1996); B. K. Clark, R. F. Martin, R. J. Moore, and K. E. Jesse, "Fractal Dimension of the Strange Attractor of a Bouncing Ball Circuit," Am. J. Phys. 63, 157-160 (1995); P. A. DeYoung, P. L. Jolivette, and N. Rouze, "Experimental Verification of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory," ibid. 61, 560-563 (1993); R. C. Hilborn, "Revitalizing Undergraduate Physics - Who Needs It?" ibid. 65, 175-177 (1997), and references therein.
7. A vast repertoire of literature exists on undergraduate research as a search of the indices of such journals as The American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physics Today will indicate. The following highly selective list serves to illustrate this point: T. Moses and B. Jensen, "The Freedericksz Transition in Liquid Crystals: An Undergraduate Experiment for the Advanced Laboratory," Am. J. Phys. 66, 49-56 (1998); E. Gülmez, "Measuring the Speed of Light with a Fiber Optic Kit: An Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 65, 614-617 (1997); P. Koczyk, P. Wiewoir, and C. Radzewicz, "Photon Counting Statistics - Undergraduate Experiment," ibid. 64, 240-244 (1996); B. C. Palmquist, "Interview Assessment in Physics Labs," Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London 34, 511-512 (1996); B. K. Clark, R. F. Martin, R. J. Moore, and K. E. Jesse, "Fractal Dimension of the Strange Attractor of a Bouncing Ball Circuit," Am. J. Phys. 63, 157-160 (1995); P. A. DeYoung, P. L. Jolivette, and N. Rouze, "Experimental Verification of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - An Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory," ibid. 61, 560-563 (1993); R. C. Hilborn, "Revitalizing Undergraduate Physics - Who Needs It?" ibid. 65, 175-177 (1997), and references therein.
8. "Science Education at Los Alamos National Laboratory," Los Alamos Report No. LALP-97-148(1997).
9. "Shaping the Future. New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology," Advisory Committee to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Services (1996); NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate Sites. Information on both items is available from the National Science Foundation website: www.nsf.gov.
10. Undergraduate poster sessions have graced the General American Physical Society Meetings for the past three years. Participation has remained moderately low with on the order of a dozen presentations [see, for example, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 43, 432-433 (1998) ]. In addition, Undergraduate Research Presentations have occurred at the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Meetings [ see, for example, Santa Fe (May, 1998), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 43, 1350-1351 (1998)].
11. Undergraduate poster sessions have graced the General American Physical Society Meetings for the past three years. Participation has remained moderately low with on the order of a dozen presentations [see, for example, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 43, 432-433 (1998) ]. In addition, Undergraduate Research Presentations have occurred at the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Meetings [ see, for example, Santa Fe (May, 1998), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 43, 1350-1351 (1998)].
12. Proceedings of the International Conference on Undergraduate Education (University of Maryland Press, College Park, MD, 1996).
13. "Atomic, Molecular, Optical Physics Summer School," Los Alamos Report No. LA-UR-97-3921 (1997); East. Oregon Sci. J. XIV, 62-92 (1998).
14. "Atomic, Molecular, Optical Physics Summer School," Los Alamos Report No. LA-UR-97-3921 (1997); East. Oregon Sci. J. XIV, 62-92 (1998).
15. See, for example, t4.lanl.gov/CEU.