[Visualpython-users] Upcoming conferences and special AJP issue

[Ruth C. <rwc...@un...>]

There are two upcoming meetings, one with an associated theme issue of 
the American Journal of Physics, that are of particular interest to 
anyone involved in computational physics.  All of these provide an 
opportunity to share the work you've been doing with VPython and to 
contribute to the development of the computational component of the 
undergraduate physics curriculum.  Please consider attending / contributing!

1) You are invited to attend a Topical Workshop on Computational Physics 
for Upper Level Courses in conjunction with the 2007 AAPT Summer Meeting 
in Greensboro NC. The workshop will be held from Friday July 27 through 
Saturday July 28. The workshop is described at

http://www.opensourcephysics.org/CPC/

The conference fee of $40 can be paid when registering for the Summer 
Meeting on the AAPT website. Instructors who wish to attend the Topical 
Workshop without attending the national meeting should contact Wolfgang 
Christian for registration details: woc...@da...

AAPT Topical Workshop on Computational Physics for Upper Level Courses
Davidson College, Davidson, NC July 27-28, 2007

The purpose of this conference is to identify problems where computation 
helps students understand key physics concepts. Participants are 
university and college faculty interested in integrating computation at
their home institutions. Some participants already teach or have taught 
computational physics to undergraduates and some are looking for ways to 
integrate computational physics into their existing physics curriculum.

Please visit the Computational Physics Topical Conference website for
additional information.  http://www.opensourcephysics.org/CPC/

2) The American Journal of Physics seeks contributed manuscripts for a 
special theme issue on "Computation and Computer-Based Instruction," to 
be published in early 2008. The purpose of this issue is to promote
innovation in all aspects and at all levels of teaching with computers 
including the integration of computational physics research into 
teaching. The article deadline is late summer 2007. Additional 
information can be found at:

http://www.opensourcephysics.org/GRC/#ajp

3) In summer of 2008 the Gordon Research Conference on Physics Research 
and Education will focus on computational physics.  More details on this 
conference will be available later.

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Ruth Chabay
Professor of Physics
North Carolina State University
Raleigh NC 27695-8202

office: 506C Cox Hall
email: Rut...@nc...
phone: 919.513.4826