Articles

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Computational problems in introductory physics: Lessons from a bead on a wire (with Matthew J. Moelter), American Journal of Physics (2013)

We have found that incorporating computer programming into introductory physics requires problems suited for numerical...

 

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Computer-Guided Solutions to Physics Problems Using Prolog (with Catherine A. Taff), Computing in Science & Engineering (2010)

By posing a continual stream of pertinent questions, a nonmathematical computer program can prod freshman...

 

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The longitude problem from the 1700s to today: An international and general education physics course, American Journal of Physics (2010)

For instructors wishing to use physics as part of an international or general education course,...

 

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Web-Based Student Data Collection and Assessment, Academic Exchange Quarterly (2010)

Gathering information from students for learning assessment is a critical need of any teacher. In...

 

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Observation of Nanosecond Laser Induced Fluorescence of In Vitro Seawater Phytoplankton (with Lisa Clemo, Chris Gilbert, Bryan Neff, Mark A. Moline, and Dov Rohan), Applied Optics (2008)

Seawater has been irradiated using a train of 70 ns flashes from a 440 nm...

 

Course Readers

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Lecture Notes, ASTR 324: Longitude, Time, and Navigation (2008)