[Nfb-science] Introduction and Other Stuff

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

That was a great article. I don't have a picture in my head of how this 
caliper works, and I'm not in a position to build one right now. After 
reading the article you co-wrote, I read a couple more articles from that 
issue of Future Reflections.
You gave a great speech at the NFB convention, and I'm glad to see you and 
Jordan on the NFBCS e-mail list also.
The NFB continues to be where it's at!



Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: Cricket Bidleman via Nfb-science
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2016 1:59 PM
To: nfb-science at nfbnet.org
Cc: Cricket Bidleman
Subject: [Nfb-science] Introduction and Other Stuff

Hi All,

I wanted to introduce myself. Some of you may remember me from
Convention... I'm Cricket Bidleman. I live in Morro Bay, California,
and approaching my senior year of high school. I'm very interested in
physics and computer science, though I'm open to just about everything
STEM at this point. I very much enjoyed the Science and Engineering
Division meeting at convention and am looking forward to getting to
know all of you in the coming months.

I suppose, since the subject of this email is "introduction and other
stuff", I should address the "other stuff". A problem that I've had
recently, especially with upper-level physics, is collecting precise
data. I got the Talking LabQuest, which I really love, so that
helps... But what about short-distance measurements? My AP physics
teacher, student teacher, and I think we may have found a low-tech
solution to this problem, and I thought at least some of you might be
interested. We published an article on this in the American Physics
Teacher magazine, but this one (which was published in Future
Reflections) is far more accessible. It's a good reminder that even
though technology has come a long way, sometimes it's important to
remember and use more
old-school methods for collecting data. I hope someone will find this
useful, and that perhaps some of you will even consider trying this
out some time.

https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/fr/fr35/2/fr350207.htm

Feel free to email me about anything on or off list--I love a good 
conversation!

Best,
Cricket X. Bidleman

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