Interactive Physics Party on May 28- You are Invited

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From: Art Fortgang (afortga@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue May 06 2003 - 07:54:52 PDT 

Message-ID: <20030506145452.786.qmail@web20005.mail.yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 07:54:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: Art Fortgang <afortga@yahoo.com>
Subject: Interactive Physics Party on May 28- You are Invited

I just received this note from Interactive Physics.
If you have any questions contact Nancy or Nan (see
below)

Cheers

Art

Dear SF Bay Area Physics and Physical Science
Educators:

The developers of Interactive Physics will host a
local physics-teacher party and presentation on using
motion simulation in the classroom.
                      
The date is May 28th, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm, at our
technology center here in Redwood City. We hope to
meet our local community of physics and physical
science educators, as well as provide free tools to
help learn the power of teaching with motion
simulation technology, starting as early as the
seventh grade classroom.

One of the original Interactive Physics developers and
Stanford professor, Dr. Paul Mitiguy, has written a
workbook to enable middle-school science, high-school
physics, and physical science teachers to use motion
simulation as a teaching tool for basic, introductory
concepts. We received an overwhelming response at
NSTA and hope to share some of that enthusiasm with
our local educators.

Dr. Mitiguy will present the workbook, as well as how
to build your own physics experiment with Interactive
Physics, both on the Mac and Windows platforms. Other
presentation topics will include:

How motion-simulation enables students to visualize
and interact with basic physics concepts. Interactive
Physics integration with major textbooks like
Conceptual Physics by Hewitt, Physics by Serway &
Faughn, plus additional textbooks by Giancoli,
Beichner, many more.
                         
How to integrate motion simulation into an already
tight teaching schedule. How to post your simulations
on a physics web site, so your students may download
assignments and learn topics missed in class.
                         
Alignment with National and State Content Standards
for Physics and Physical Science
                         
A brief review of some of the exciting research on
Interactive Physics, funded by the National Science
Foundation

                      
Please let me or my colleague, Nan Presley, know if
you are interested, we will send out a formal
invitation. We will also have giveaway's, [My boss
(Paul) has agreed we can provide free product (one
single-use
license and workbook) for each presentation attendee.
That would normally be $294.00.] prizes, refreshments
and delicious catering by a nearby Italian restaurant.

We hope you can join us! -

Nancy

Contacts:

Nancy Fraser: 650-381-3418
nancy.fraser@mscsoftware.com

Nan Presley: 650-381-3413
nancy.presley@mscsoftware.com

                      Sincerely,
                      Nancy Fraser
                      Manager
                      Motion & Education Channel

                      MSC.Software
                      500 Arguello St, Suite 200
                      Redwood City, CA 94063

                      Phone: 800.766.6615
                      Phone: 650.381.3418
                      Fax: 866.741.0106

                     
http://www.interactivephysics.com

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