The North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics
Durham, NC 27705
March 16-17, 2001

Highlights

Jesse David Wall, author, publisher, physics teacher, magician, etc., will be our guest speaker on Friday evening at 7:00PM. He will probably talk on physics and magic, but you can never be sure, although I know that he has already started cooking up batches of his magic rope. If he can get his spacetime inverter on the plane we can probably get to see how he moves items from one part of the Universe to another. You might be interested in visiting http://www.fizziker.com

There will be a social hour following Dave Wall's presentation with chips & dip and drinks. Loren Winters will host a Q & A session on antique optical toys and instruments that will be on display in the auditorium mezzanine after which the Two-Year College group will meet.

Bob Beichner of NC State will be the featured speaker on Saturday morning. "Using Excel to Teach Vector Kinematics"

Several past winners of Section prizes have already submitted abstracts. You will also hear about Middle School physical science as presented in the most "popular" books in use. The president of the national AAPT will also be in attendance and willing to answer questions.

Send your papers in soon so I can get things together for the program. Encourage your students to attend and present a paper to both gain experience and perhaps win a prize.

Workshops

There are limits on registrants for workshops, so get your reservation in early. There is a $2.00 charge for each.

Workshop: Physlets (2 hours) given by the folks at Davidson led by Wolfgang Christian . For more information about Physlets and Physlet workshops visit the following page: http://webphysics.davidson.edu/workshops/Workshops.html

Workshop: Physics of Forensics at Duke (1 hour) Mary (Putnam) Creason, Ph.D., 06 LT Physics Bldg., Box 90305, Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0305, (919) 668-2659 Fax: (919) 660-2525

Workshop: Digital-to-Digital Video (2 hours) Loren M. Winters, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, 1219 Broad Street, P.O. Box 2418, Durham, NC 27715, 919-286-3366

Workshop: Image Processing Activities in Introductory Astronomy Courses (1 hour) John Kolena, NCSSM, Kolena@neverland.ncssm.edu

Workshop: Physics Magic with Ropes (1 hour) David Wall

Directions

The maps of how to get to the campus and of the campus are most easily found at http://www.ncssm.edu/General/map/index.htm and a picture gallery can be found at http://192.154.43.167/gallery/campus.htm and in particular, ones that show the entrance to the auditorium, where we will be gathering Friday night, are at http://192.154.43.167/gallery/campus/snow/etcentrance2.jpg or http://192.154.43.167/gallery/campus/snow/etcentrance7.jpg , or http://192.154.43.167/gallery/campus/snow/etcentrance9.jpg .

For purposes of orientation, these pictures were taken from approximately the corner of Maryland Avenue and West Club Blvd. where attendees will likely be passing if they come to the campus via the Hillandale Avenue exits on either the Durham Freeway, or I-85. They will turn off Hillandale St. at West Club Blvd., and approach the campus from the west. When they reach the corner of Maryland Ave., the auditorium will be on their left.

If coming via Guess Road from the North, turn right off of Guess Road onto Broad Street, and then right again at West Club. The auditorium is then past the next traffic light and on the right.

If coming north on Broad St, turn left onto West Club.

For those coming to the campus for the first time or who haven't been here in a long time, Hugh Haskell recommends the Hillandale St. approach. It is the simplest, and will be direct, for those who stay at one of the Motels at the Hillandale exit off I-85. They will take Hillandale south from I-85, and North from the Durham Freeway.

Accommodations

There are 9 motels within three miles of the campus. Prices do not include an 11% tax. All are in the 27705 ZIP Code area.

At the Hillandale Road Exit to I-85 (recommended for easiest access to NCSSM): 1. Hampton Inn, 1816 Hillandale Road (Just North of I-85). Approximately 40 rooms have been set aside at $69 (This is a very good price!) This price is good until March 5, 2001. (919) 471-6100, FAX (919) 479-7026. Callers need to identify themselves as attending the "physics teachers conference at the NC School of Science and Mathematics." They can also make reservations through Hampton's national reservation line at (800) HAMPTON. They should identify the hotel as the one on Hillandale Road in Durham.

2. Howard Johnson Inn, 1800 Hillandale Road (Just North of I-85). $39.95 (single), $49.95 (double). AAA, AARP discounts available. (919) 477-7381, FAX (919) 477-3857.

3. Courtyard by Marriott, 1815 Front Street (Just North of I-85, Opposite the Hampton Inn). $89 (single), $99 (double). AAA, AARP discounts available. (919) 309-1500, FAX (919) 383-8189.

At the Guess Road Exit to I-85:

4. Red Roof Inn, 1915 North Pointe Drive (Just North of I-85, to the right of Guess Road when heading north). $44.99 (single), $46.99 (double). AAA, AARP, Sam's Club and seniors discounts available. (919) 471-9882, FAX (919) 477-0512.

5. Holiday Inn Express, 2516 Guess Road (Just South of I-85). $69 (single and double). AAA, AARP, Holiday and Priority discounts available. (919) 313-3244, FAX (919) 313-3245.

6. Carolina-Duke Motor Inn, 2517 Guess Road (Just south of I-85, opposite Holiday Inn). $39.98 (single) $42.98 (double). AAA, AARP discounts available. (919) 286-0771, Reservations (800) 438-1158.

7. Super 8 Motel, 2337 Guess Road (South of I-85, on the right for southbound traffic). $45 (single) $54 (double). AAA, AARP discounts available. (919) 286-7746, FAX 286-1855. At the Hillsborough Road intersection with US15-501:

8. Innkeeper-Durham West, 3454 Hillsborough Road (Exit 174B from I-85 southbound, Exit 173 from I-85 northbound, or take Durham Freeway - NC 147- to US15-501 exit). $45 (single) $49 (double). (919) 309-0037, FAX (919) 313-2881.

9. Days Inn, 3460 Hillsborough Road (Behind Innkeeper). $44.95 (single) $49.95 (double). (919) 383-1551.

If your mailing label is dated "2001" or greater then your dues are paid at least until April 30, 2001, and you are in our good graces. If not, please send a cheque for $5.00 per year to bring your membership up-to-date and help ensure the viability of the Section.

If you did not receive an e-mail notice about this meeting then I do not have a valid e-mail address for you. Please send me one as soon as possible! hubisz@unity.ncsu.edu

Awards

There is a $100 prize for the best undergraduate student paper, a $100 prize for the best graduate student paper, and a prize of $150 towards expenses to present a similar paper at a national meeting suitably noting the support of the NCS-AAPT for the best pedagogical paper. Please keep notes and make recommendations to any section officer to aid in their choice. Hugh Haskell is chairman of the Awards Committee. There is also the Walter C. Connolly Award ("An award to recognize outstanding pre-college teachers in the Section.") We thank our sponsors for contributing to support these awards.

Tidbits

Nominations

Nominations for the positions of Two-Year College Representative and Vice-President are being sought for the election at this meeting. Chuck Stone has been nominated for the Two-Year College position and Aaron Titus has been nominated for Vice-President.

Pre-Registration

Pre-registration (Fill in the form included with this mailing! Or download the form PreRegistration) is always important for our hosts. We prefer to know early roughly how many will be in attendance. Even if you do not take advantage of early registration please send a note to the secretary-treasurer that you intend to be at the meeting. Registration costs at the meeting will be higher! Deadline is March 8, 2001.

Sponsors

There is no charge for space at the meeting. We do accept donations towards refreshments and door prizes. If you do not intend to send a representative, we are willing to display your materials. Please note that your sponsorship includes registration and all that goes with it.

Abstracts

Deadline: March 2, 2001

Format:

1. Title
2. Presenter(s)
3. Affiliation
4. Address
5. Phone & FAX Numbers
6. e-mail address
7. Short description of paper

Papers are typically 15 minutes. List any special equipment that you may need. Overhead projectors will be available. Send abstracts to hubisz@unity.ncsu.edu using Word or as a text file. You will immediately be notified if there is a problem. U.S. Mail is certainly acceptable, but the secretary needs time to get the program put together.

Helen Briggs is the program chair. Contact her or the secretary if you have questions.

Rooms & Local Arrangements

The opening session Friday evening will be in the auditorium of the Frederick Educational Technology Center. Dr. Steve Warshaw, Director of Academic Programs, will offer welcoming remarks.We will be using the auditorium (500 orchestra seats, 200 balcony seats) for Friday and Saturday, and the lecture hall (100 seats) for Saturday. We will also have at least one lab room and the computer classroom (24 networked PCs) for workshops on Saturday afternoon. Both the auditorium and the lecture hall are set up with full A-V systems, including overhead projectors, video projectors, slide projectors and sound systems. The video projection system is compatible with either Mac or Windows laptops. A PowerPoint presentation can be loaded directly onto the system computer.

Coffee & doughnuts will be available in the lobby of the auditorium Saturday morning. There will also be a buffet sandwich luncheon in the student center (basement of the building containing the auditorium of the Frederick Educational Technology Center). Registration will take place in the auditorium lobby. Support our exhibitors and thank them for their support.

Encourage your colleagues to fill out a Membership Application.

Early Sponsors

• American Association of Physics Teachers
• Bernard O. Beck & Co.
• Brooks/Cole (ITP)
• Harcourt Brace/Saunders College Publishers
• John Wiley & Sons
• Learning Technologies, Inc.
• North Carolina State University
• Physics Academic Software
• Prentice-Hall Publishers
• Spectrum Techniques
• Vernier Software

Local Committee

Jonathan Bennett

Chuck Britton

Hugh Haskell

Jonathan Koehane

John Kolena

Andres Manring

Angelina Winborne

Loren Winters

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