Monthly Archives: May 2012

Gyroscopic precession

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

There have been some interesting things on the interwebs, lately, about rotation, gyroscopes, precession, and helicoptors (all of it brought to my attention, or literally done by, Derek Muller of Veritasium fame). It got me thinking about the modeling I’ve done … Continue reading →

Posted in fun, math, mathematica, physics, teaching | 6 Comments

going deep with oral exams

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

I thought I’d share an interesting coincidence that happened in my standards-based Physical Optics class this past week. It was the last class-day of the semester and I told the students that they could orally assess any standard they’d like. … Continue reading →

Posted in physics, sbar, sbg, teaching | 2 Comments

college academic recruiting

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

This weekend I finished my share of recruiting phone calls that my department decided to do. We were a little late this year, but we still feel it’s worth it to make a connection with potential physics majors. The whole … Continue reading →

Posted in physics, teaching, Uncategorized | 7 Comments