Registration Process

Sunday, January 7 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Are you new to an AAPT National Meeting? If so, this is the best time to learn about AAPT and the Winter Meeting, as well as meet fellow attendees. AAPT leadership will be represented to discuss ways to get more involved with AAPT. You are also welcome to participate in any of AAPT's Area Committee meetings. Please reference the program for a committee meeting that piques your interest.

Sunday, January 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Chicano Park is the crown jewel of this predominately Latino community and a celebrated national destination for its rich display of art and culture. The tour will begin with an overview of historical Chicano Park, the Monumental Murals and include expressions of lowriding and their connections between art, science and engineering. Today 79+ historic murals grace the soaring pillars of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge that dissect the neighborhood, giving way to a canvas that amounts to nothing short of an outdoor open-air museum. The park — recently named a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places — is an iconic destination where visitors can explore Chicano art, history, and culture is one of the largest collections of Chicano public art murals in the world.  The tour is ADA accessible.  A Taquero will be onsite to purchase lunch.

Pivot Interactives is a customizable online-video environment that is a superb complement to hands-on experiments with Vernier sensors. Students are quickly engaged by these high-production-quality videos of hard-to-implement phenomena, which are a powerful supplement to hands-on experimentation. Explore the possibilities with us! Presenters: Fran Poodry, Vernier Software & Technology

Sunday, January 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Career development and networking can be time consuming, join this fun and exciting way to get connected to a large number of early career and seasoned physics professionals in a short amount of time. Speed-networking provides the opportunity to discuss career goals and challenges with a new contact for five minutes, exchange information, and then move on to the next person. By the end of the event each participant will have meaningful interactions with over half a dozen colleagues and the opportunity to meet many more. If you think you made a good contact, follow up with the person and schedule a time to meet for coffee. It's that simple! By the end of the first day of the conference you would have already made several personal connections. If you have business cards, don't forget to bring them.

Sunday, January 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Join this special luncheon for high school physics teachers attending the conference for the first time. This luncheon is open to anyone who would like to attend.

Astronomy is one of the most fascinating topics in all of science. This session will discuss a new classroom resource for introducing high school freshman (i.e. grade 9 students) to a range of astronomical topics including stars and stellar evolution, the Milky Way galaxy, exoplanets, and the Big Bang theory. It includes numerous hands-on activities, teaching tips, and a professionally produced classroom video. Presented by Damian Pope, Perimeter Institute, Kelly Foyle, Perimeter Institute

Sunday, January 7 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - TDIII-D Tokamak, the largest magnetic confinement fusion device in the U.S. provides research results to the world-wide fusion community to advance fusion science and technology. DIII-D is operated by General Atomics for the Department of Energy. During this tour, you will engage in a presentation on plasma and magnetic field interactions, diagnostics used to measure plasma characteristics and the path being used toward the building of ITER - the largest fusion device ever built. Demonstrations will include plasma, magnetic field producing coils, plasma and magnetic field interactions, a cloud chamber to visualize radioactivity, and more. There will be a walking tour of the facility to see the DIII-D Tokamak and its peripheral equipment, a full scale cross sectional model of the machine, control room, power supply areas, and a set of gyrotrons (microwave generators) that are used to put MWs of power into the plasma. Facilitators will discuss how middle and high school teachers and college professors can weave plasma/fusion concepts into their instruction on topics they are already teaching. Attendees MUST wear closed toe shoes and photos are allowed. Due to residual magnetic fields that exist where DIII-D resides, attendees with pacemakers are prohibited from visiting certain parts of the tour.

Sunday, January 7 from 10:00 p.m. to Midnight - Wind down the night and meet new friends with a round of table tennis, foos ball or bring your favorite game and deck of cards.

Monday, January 8 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - This family friendly, untimed walk and run will allow you to explore San Diego. T-shirts and light refreshments will be provided. Details about the route will be emailed to each participant.

Expert TA is seeking your feedback in order to evaluate our current platform and guide future development. We are offering $50.00 Amazon gift cards as incentive for participation in this session, which involves the completion of a focus group survey. Expert TA is an online homework provider for introductory algebra and calculus-based physics courses. Our key features include interactive free body diagram drawings that are automatically graded (including for proportionality), advanced symbolic question types, and instructor-authored feedback for the most common student mistakes, as determined by an ongoing incorrect answer data-mining process. We work alongside physics instructors when developing new features and tools, and would love your thoughts about our existing features, as we seek to expand our offering further. We value your input, as Physics Education professionals, regarding what additional features could be most helpful. Examples of topics to be discussed: a) Modifying our FDB drawing foundation to handle Ray Diagrams and Extended FBDs for objects experiencing rotation and b) What real-time analytics/statistical metrics are most helpful to you. Please join us and tell us how we can build the best educational tool for physics instructors and students.

Monday, January 8 at 10:45 a.m. - Simplify your everyday life with the Google Home, a voice-activated speaker powered by the Google Assistant. Use voice commands to enjoy music, get answers from Google and manage everyday tasks. Google Home is compatible with Android and iOS operating systems, and can control compatible smart devices such as Chromecast or Nest.

Students are often confused when learning the basics of circuits because they cannot directly observe the phenomenon, or they become lost in the tangle of wires. There is a simpler way for students to not only learn the basics of circuits, but also gives them the freedom to easily explore their own circuit designs to gain a deeper understanding of the physics concepts. Get hands on with new technology to discover a better way to teach circuits! We will be giving away a complete Modular Circuits Set!

The lead author of College Physics: Explore and Apply, Eugenia Etkina, will discuss how she employs an active learning approach with her students and how the changes in the second edition of College Physics address the needs of the changing world. She will show how the written text, Active Learning Guide, and Mastering Physics can engage students in practicing science while learning physics. A myriad of new experiments and innovative problems will motivate your students to learn physics and help them succeed on revised assessments - such as AP exams and the MCAT. Come and learn about the exciting developments in the whole learning system and receive a signed book by the authors! Come and learn about the exciting developments in the whole learning system and receive a signed book from the authors! Presenter: Eugenia Etkin, Pearson

Monday, January 8 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Renew, reminisce and create alliances by networking and exchanging ideas with our long-served and deserving supporters of AAPT.

Monday, January 8 at 3:20 p.m. - Designed to enhance your mobile life, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A keeps you immersed in what matters most every day. Dive into images, videos and more. Enjoy your favorite content on any screen you own when you connect your Samsung devices with SideSync*. Work and create right from your tablet with Microsoft Office. And switch to Kids Mode when you want to entertain the kids while keeping all of your personal content secure.

January 9, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. - Amateur and seasoned yogis will join a professional yoga instructor to flex and meditate their way into the day under the beautiful San Diego sky. In the event of inclement weather, the class will be held inside the hotel. Attendees should meet in the hotel lobby in the event of inclement weather.