Teaching

Like all the faculty in the Department of Physics, I have taught nearly all the courses the Department offers at one time or another. Specifically, I have taught the introductory General Physics and the associate laboratory, Modern Physics, FORTRAN computer programming, Introduction to Mathematical Physics and Engineering, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Analytical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Labview programming, and Advanced Lab. This particular semester (fall of 2006), I am teaching the second semester of the General Physics course, a section of the associated lab course, and Optics.

Recently, I have adapted my coursed and teaching style to make use of more technology. Now my lectures are prepared in advance in a way (such as PowerPoint) that they can be displayed with on a computer and projected during the class. Then with a Sympodium I can draw in color over the prepared material and annotate, work example, and extend the prepared material. All these notes, which used to be on the chalk board, are captured and posted so students can review them after class. The audio from the lecture is also captured and posted for student download.