Undergraduate Education
2011 Newsletter
Learn More About the Advanced Labs You Teach
David Van Baak, Paul Dolan, and Gabriel Spalding
Spring 2011 Newsletter
2010 Newsletters
- Modernizing the Physics Curriculum by Being Less Modern (Summer)
Philip Gleckman
- 2009 Topical Conference on Advanced Laboratories (Summer)
Randolph Peterson and Gabe Spalding
- Physicists, Philharmonics, and Youth Symphonies (Summer)
Dwight Neuenschwander
- Undergraduate Nonlinear Dynamics Course at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (Fall)
Nilgun Sungar
- Go Forth and Measure (Fall)
Matthew J. Lang
- Looking at Real Experiments First: Curricular and Technical Approaches for Teaching Elementary Quantum Physics (Fall)
Jan-Peter Meyn
- Topical Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College (Fall)
Gabriel Spalding
Summer 2010 NewsletterFall 2010 Newsletter
2009 Newsletters
- Peer Instruction For Quantum Mechanics (Fall)
Guangtian Zhu and Chandralekha Singh
- Outsourcing in Higher Education – will physics be the first to go? (Fall)
Robert Ehrlich
- What is ABET and What does it have to do with physics? (Summer)
Keryl Cryer and M. Dayne Aldridge
- Educating Engineers for the 21st Century (Summer)
Charles M. Vest and Norman L. Fortenberry
- START WITH A STORY: The Teacher as Storyteller, Case-based Science Learning (Summer)
Clyde Freeman Herreid
Fall 2009 NewsletterSummer 2009 Newsletter
2008 Newsletter
- Teaching Modern Physics using Selected Nobel Lectures (Fall)
A. Stinner
- APS March 2008: Undergraduate Nanotechnology and Materials Physics Education I (Summer)
Robert Chang, Greta Zenner, Jeffrey Collett, Fiona Goodchild, Pradeep Haldar
- APS March 2008: Undergraduate Nanotechnology and Materials Physics Education II (Summer)
Emily Allen, Gregory Salamo, Chris Hughes, Michael Dubson, Janet Tate
- APS April 2008: Undergraduate Education in Nuclear Physics (Summer)
Warren Rogers, John Shriner, Sekazi Mitingwa
Fall 2008 NewsletterSummer 2008 Newsletter
Spring 2006 Newsletter
What is the buoyant force on a block at the bottom of a beaker of water?
Carl E. Mungan
Spring 2006 Newsletter
Spring 2005 Newsletter
- Truth is Beauty, Beauty is Thermodynamics
James Hurley
- The Proper definition of Pressure Volume Work: A Continuing Challenge
Eric A. Gislason, and Norman C. Craig
Spring 2005 Newsletter
2004 Newsletters
- Practicing What I Preach (with helpful references) (Summer)
Gat Stewart
- Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate STEM Education (Summer)
Paula R. L. Heron and Anne T. Durako
- Bridging the Gap between Mathematics and Physics (Spring)
Tevian Dray and Corinne A. MAnogue
Summer 2004 Newsletter Spring 2004 Newsletter
Fall 2003 Newsletter
- Physics Essays for Airline Travelers
Jim McGuire
- Web-Delivered Interactive Lecture Demonstrations: Creating an active science learning environment over the Internet (UG physics)
Ronald Thornton
- Using Computational Physics to Investigate Realistic Projectile Motion
Nicholas Giordano
Fall 2003 Newsletter
2002 Newsletters
- Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics (SPIN-UP) (Summer)
Ruth H. Howes
- Strategic Programs for Innovations in Undergraduate Physics at Two Year Colleges (SPIN-UP/TYC) (Summer)
Mary Beth Monroe
- The Physics Major: An Endangered Species? (Spring)
Jack Wilson
Spring 2002 Newsletter Summer 2002 Newsletter
2001 Newsletters
- Doing Research and Teaching (Fall)
Jan Tobochnik
- Teaching on the Web (Fall)
Thomas D. Rossing
- Motivating Students to Learn Physics Using an Online Homework System (Fall)
John Risley
- The Physics Illumination Project: Conceptual Homework on the Web (Fall)
Ron Greene
- The Evolution of Web-Based Activities in Physics at Illinois (Fall)
Tim Stelzer and Gary Gladding
- Time-Dependent Permeable Interface and IT Based Physics Education (Fall)
Jin S. Kim and Keum H. Lee
- Just-in-time Teaching: The Best of Both Worlds (Fall)
Gregor M. Novak
- What's Your Network? -- Project Kaleidoscope (Spring)
Elizabeth McCormack
- Growth in Undergraduate Physics at the University of Arkansas (Part II) (Spring)
Art Hobson
Fall 2001 NewsletterSpring 2001 Newsletter
2000 Newsletters
- Enrollment and Degrees Report (Fall)
- Growth in Undergraduate Physics at the University of Arkansas (UG) (Fall)
Gay Stewart
- The National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics: Some FAQ's (July)
Robert C. Hilborn
- Calculus-Based Physics and the Engineering ABET 2000 Criteria (July)
Robert C. Hilborn
- Paradigms in Physics: A New Upper-Division Physics Curriculum at Oregon State University (July)
Corinne Manogue
- Using the Web Effectively: Web-based and Web-enhanced courses (July)
John A. venables
Fall 2000 NewsletterJuly 2000 Newsletter
1999 Newsletters
- NSF Educational Support Opportunities of Interest to the Physics Community (Summer)
Norman L. Fortenberry, Karen L. Johnston, Robert F. Watson
- Physics in the Two-Year Colleges (April)
- Physics Education in the Next Century (April)
Jack Wilson
Summer 1999 NewsletterApril 1999 Newsletter
1998 Newsletters
- Workshop for new Physics Faculty - An Update (Fall)
Kenneth S. Krane
- Revitalization of an Undergraduate Physics Program (Fall)
John W. Norbury and G. R. Sudhakaran
- Broadening the Physics Degree: A New Bachelor's Degree in Computational Physics at Illinois State University (April)
Richard Martin and Shang-Fen Ren
- Building Undergraduate Physics Programs for the 21st Century (August)
Fall 1998 Newsletter April 1998 NewsletterAugust 1998 Newsletter
August 1997 Newsletter
- Tripling the Number of Physics Majors at a Research University
Joe Pifer
- Mentoring the Whole Life of a Physics Major: From Recruiting and Introductory Classes to Research and Careers
Neal B. Abraham
- Preparing Physics Majors for Secondary-Level Teaching: The Education Concentration in the Haverford College Physics Program
Lyle Roelofs
- The 1997 Conference of Physics Department Chairs
Roger D. Kirby
- The AAPT Workshop for New Physics Faculty
Kenneth S. Krane
August 1997 Newsletter
1996 Newsletters
- Shaping the Future: NSF Examines Undergraduate Education (August)
Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky and Robert C. Hilborn
- On the Importance of Undergraduate Science Education (April)
Robert C. Hilborn
August 1996 NewsletterApril 1996 Newsletter
August 1995 Newsletter
- Get Involved! Two-Year-Colleges for the 21st Century
Mary Beth Monroe
- Sidebar: How You can Help
Mary Beth Monroe
August 1995 Newsletter