APS -Joint Fall 2017 Meeting of the Texas Section of the APS, Texas Section of the AAPT, and Zone 13 of the Society of Physics Students- Event - Helping Students Understand Gravitational Waves

摘要

Although gravitational waves are not specifically mentioned in the TEKS, their detectionis based on principles of optics and wave superposition AND students want to know about them.This workshop will provide some background information and materials for you to take back toyour classroom to help students understand how the gravitational waves were detected at LIGO.