Physics Education

Presentations

• Laws of Electrodynamics

  ORAL

  Oct. 10, 2025, 11:30 AM – Oct. 10, 2025, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • James Charles Espinosa

    Weatherford College

  Authors

  • James Charles Espinosa

    Weatherford College

  • Crys Flowers

    Weatherford College

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• Teaching Non-science Majors (and the general public) to Visualize Musical Overtones in an Informal Education Setting

  ORAL

  Oct. 10, 2025, 11:42 AM – Oct. 10, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • William L Powell

    Collin College

  Authors

  • William L Powell

    Collin College

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• Teaching Planck's Law as (hc/((λ)(kBT)) Inverse, Interactive to Wavelength instead of as Frequency

  ORAL

  Oct. 10, 2025, 11:54 AM – Oct. 10, 2025, 12:06 PM

  Publication: Exerpt from the book, Rules for a Powerful, Defendable Hypothesis.

  Presenters

  • Arno Vigen

    Independent Researcher

  Authors

  • Arno Vigen

    Independent Researcher

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• Making Connections to Waves and Harmonic Motion with Sound and Music in the Secondary Classroom

  ORAL

  Oct. 10, 2025, 12:06 PM – Oct. 10, 2025, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Rachel Smith

    Coronado High School

  Authors

  • Rachel Smith

    Coronado High School

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• Teaching PreCollege Students Quantum Concepts

  ORAL

  Oct. 10, 2025, 12:18 PM – Oct. 10, 2025, 12:30 PM

  Publication: Lopez, R., & Matsler, K. (2023). The Quantum for All Project: Rationale and Overview. In EDULEARN23 Proceedings, 3311-3316. IATED, 10.21125/edulearn.2023.0913.
  
  Matsler, K., & Lopez, R. (2023). The Quantum for All Project: Teacher Professional Development Model. EDULEARN23 Proceedings, 3337-3345. IATED, 10.21125/edulearn.2023.0919.
  
  Matsler, K. J., Lopez, R., & Singh, C. (2024). Applying Classroom Practices Learned from Virtual Professional Development During a Pandemic. The Physics Teacher, 62(1), 41-46, doi.org/10.1119/5.0107084.
  
  R. E. Lopez and K. J. Matsler. (2024). Impact of Professional Development on Teacher Understanding of Quantum Information Science, In INTED2024 Proceedings, pp. 5523-5529. IATED, 10.21125/inted.2024.1429.
  
  K. J. Matsler and R. E. Lopez, (2024). The Quantum for All Project: Student Learning in the summer camps, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 5961-5965, IATED, 10.21125/edulearn.2024.1425.
  
  R. E. Lopez and K. J. Matsler, (2024). The Quantum for All Project: Teacher Content Knowledge and Confidence, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 5955-5960, IATED, 10.21125/edulearn.2024.1424.
  
  Lopez, R. E., & Matsler, K. J. (2025). The Quantum for All Students and Teachers Project: Sample Activities and the Historical Storyline Linking Them. The Physics Teacher, 63(1), 26-28, doi.org/10.1119/5.0226389.
  

  Presenters

  • Karen J Matsler

    University of Texas at Arlington

  Authors

  • Karen J Matsler

    University of Texas at Arlington

  • Ramon E Lopez

    University of Texas at Arlington

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• Research on the Effectiveness of Evidence-based Quantum Computing Learning Materials

  ORAL

  Oct. 10, 2025, 12:30 PM – Oct. 10, 2025, 12:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Beth A Thacker

    Texas Tech University

  Authors

  • Beth A Thacker

    Texas Tech University

  • Jianlan Wang

    Texas Tech University

  • Yuanlin Zhang

    Texas Tech University

  • Mahamadu Duut

    Texas Tech University

  • Emmanuel Ebom

    Texas Tech University

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• OPTYCs – What's Next after Primary Funding is Cancelled!

  ORAL

  Oct. 10, 2025, 12:42 PM – Oct. 10, 2025, 12:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Thomas L O'Kuma

    Lee Coll

  Authors

  • Thomas L O'Kuma

    Lee Coll

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