Monthly Archives: January 2016

Can a pendulum save you?

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Andy Rundquist

I’m so thankful to my friend Chija for pointing out this video for me: Here’s her tweet https://t.co/dE3xMo3lRc can't wait to analyze this video in class! #ilovephysics #soexcited — Chija Bauer (@bauerphysics) January 25, 2016 When I saw it I … Continue reading →

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Portfolio SBG

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Andy Rundquist

My last post talked about a way to have daily quizzes in my Standards-Based Grading (SBG) optics course. It (and the comments) got me thinking about how to do it even better and I think I’m closing in on a … Continue reading →

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Daily quiz help

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Andy Rundquist

I’m preparing my syllabus for my upcoming Physical Optics course and I’d love some feedback on a policy I’m polishing regarding daily quizzes. Here’s a post from last summer laying out what I did in a recent class (general physics … Continue reading →

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Unstable rotation (spinning handle in space)

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Andy Rundquist

First, watch this: Cool, huh? My students found this last year when we were studying rigid body rotation. One of the things we did a lot was try to spin a tennis racquet about an axis in the plane of … Continue reading →

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