My Courses

Courses I am currently teaching are listed in the navigation bar on the left of this page.

Phys 102: General Physics II Phys 130: Introduction to Astronomy Phys 150: History of Physics Phys 200: Extragalactic Astrophysics (Spring 2005) Phys 200: Observational Astronomy (Spring 2004) Phys 206: Mathematical Methods Phys 250: Advanced Laboratory Phys 330: Dynamics Phys 340: Electricity & Magnetism Phys 350: Quantum Mechanics Phys 380: Departmental Seminar FYI (2001): "The Space 'Race'" FYI (1999): "It's About Time!"

Science Education

Publications	The Physics Teacher: See also the current issue online. The American Journal of Physics: See also the current issue online. The Journal of Young Investigators: An undergraduate, peer-reviewed science journal
Organizations	The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Education Office Field-Tested Learning Asessment Guide (FLAG): Useful assessment tools The National Institute for Science Education (NISE) The American Association of Physics Teachers: Location of the Physical Sciences Resource Center, which includes Online Descriptions of Physics Demonstrations. The Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Includes a list of resources for educators. The National Science Teachers Association The National Teaching & Learning Forum
Physics Resources	Physics 2000: An interactive introduction to modern physics, from Colorado University. Includes interesting applets. WebPhysics at Mississippi State University: Includes Java Applets for a variety of topics. How Things Work: Physics in everyday life. Includes a book on demonstrations How Stuff Works: A more general (and more commercial) website than the above, but still really cool. Electromagnetism in the Movies: Classroom activities centered around selected movie clips. Detailed lesson plans included. Descriptions of Physics Courses from the World Lecture Hall. WebPhysics at Davidson College - also includes "physlets" An on-line manual of physics demonstrations, kindly provided by Dr. Sprott, who conducts the "Wonders of Physics" lecture series in Madison.
Astronomy Resources	Do-At-Your-Own-Pace Astronomy Projects from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The University of Washington Astronomy 101 Clearinghouse, plus some good cosmic distance scale labs Descriptions of Astronomy Courses from the World Lecture Hall. Nick Strobel's online astronomy notes Dennis Zaritsky's introductory astronomy labs