AAPT: American Association of Physics Teachers
American Association of Physics Teachers
AAPT is a professional membership association of scientists dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching.
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Meet Adam
As an undergraduate student at Kansas State University, my desire was to become an engineer. There were parts of various engineering degrees that I liked but not one that I entirely enjoyed. I realized that it was the physics in each that I really appreciated, so I switched majors during my junior year. Before graduating in Physics and French, I was given the opportunity to teach and then lead physics laboratories, and I guess I was hooked because I have been teaching physics in one form or another since.
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