Session:
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Physics in a Biological Context
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Paper Type:
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Invited
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Title:
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The 2014 Conference on Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences
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Meeting:
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2014 Summer Meeting: Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Location:
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Date:
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Time:
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9:00AM
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Author:
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Robert Hilborn, American Association of Physics Teachers
301-209-3325, rhilborn@aapt.org
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Co-Author(s):
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None
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Abstract:
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In March 2014, the American Association of Physics Teachers, with support from the National Science Foundation, hosted a conference on Introductory Physics for the Life Sciences (IPLS). The conference was attended by about 180 participants with representatives from both the biology and physics communities. I will report on the conference and the resulting recommendations on many topics related to IPLS courses including labs for IPLS courses, articulating learning goals and objectives, designing courses for a wide range of life science students, what life scientists expect when their students take IPLS courses, and the politics of changing course content and enhancing IPLS courses with research-based instructional strategies.
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Footnotes:
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None
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Presentation:
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Hilborn-AAPT SM14 IPLS Conference Hilborn [Compatibility Mode].pdf
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