12–17 Jun 2016
University of Ottawa
America/Toronto timezone
Welcome to the 2016 CAP Congress! / Bienvenue au congrès de l'ACP 2016!

From Particle Physics to Education: The Role of Tinkering

14 Jun 2016, 09:15
30m
Colonel By D103 (University of Ottawa)

Colonel By D103

University of Ottawa

Speaker

Mats Selen (Universiry of Illinois)

Description

The love of tinkering is perhaps the single most universal trait among scientists. From designing an experiment to building a computer application to solving a differential equation, the cycle of "observe - explain - test - revise” is at the root of the scientific creative process. Driven by the love of tinkering, we have developed a small low-cost wireless lab system with the goal of putting powerful scientific instrumentation in the hands of every student, both inside and outside of the classroom. I will describe this project and how it is radically changing our view of introductory physics labs at the University of Illinois.

Primary author

Mats Selen (Universiry of Illinois)

Presentation materials