Summer 2012
The Physics Department is continuing its decades-long commitment to offering quality, in-person summer educational opportunities to teachers with the following courses this summer:
PHYS 701 Electricity and Magnetism
4 credits
June 18 – July 6
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Instructors: Earl Blodgett and Lowell McCann
Description: In this course, teacher participants will study charge, electric fields, electric potential, current, resistance, capacitance, DC circuit theory, magnetic fields, and magnetic induction. Course format will include lectures, laboratory and classroom activity sessions, individual help in problem-solving, and a group idea-sharing session.
PHYS 789 Special Topics: Using Videos to Teach Physics
2 credits
July 9 – 13
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Instructor: Peter Bohacek
Description: Using video to teach physics can make class engaging and relevant for students. In this course, we'll learn how to make and use videos from which students can make direct measurements to study physics concepts and develop problem-solving skills. We'll explore a collection of pre-made videos teachers can use for class discussions, for open-ended problem solving, and as a supplement to lab work. We'll also see how videos can be incorporated into online homework systems using WebAssign.
PHYS 789 Special Topics: Parallels in Physics and Art
2 credits
July 16 – 20
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Instructor: Eileen Korenic
Description: This course will explore the worlds of science and visual art using a multidisciplinary approach to examine parallel ideas in space, time and light. Some topics to be included are:
Relativity and Cubism
Atomism and Pointillism
Diffraction and Tenebrism
