Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

topicsFirst semester: statics – taught by the physics department with a physics perspective. Ü Vector Calculus and coordinate systems Ü E-fields: applications and boundary conditions Ü B-fields: applications and boundary conditionsSecond semester modules: taught by the engineering faculty with an engineering perspective Ü Vector Calculus – flow/flux approach Ü Introduction to dynamics and plane waves Ü Transmission lines Ü Antennas Ü Finite element modelingNote that the topics outlined in table 2 are traditional. The emphasis on developing applied E&Mmetrology skills with enough theory to understand the measurements using state-of-the artequipment without adding a lab section is new. Each module is designed to be covered in a 2

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Eswara Venugopal

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Experiments, (Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, 2005) 6th ed., pp.325-350.8 Arons, A.B., Teaching Introductory Physics, (John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1997), pp.188-214 and 333- 339.9 McDermott, L.C., et.al., Physics by Inquiry, (John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 1996).10 G.Brizuela and A. Juan, “Planck’s constant determination using a light bulb,” Am. J. Phys 64 (6), 819-821 (1996).11 I. R. Edmonds, “Stephan-Boltzmann Law in the Laboratory,” Am. J. Phys. 36, 845 (1968).12 B. Prasad and R. Mascarenhas, “A laboratory experiment on the application of Stefan’s law to tungsten filament lamps,” Am. J. Phys 46 (4), 420-423 (1978

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Introductory Physics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Turner, Morningside College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

performed at a high level in Advanced Placement B(AP-B) or International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IB-HL) physics at High School, or inCollege Physics, will usually find much of a University Physics sequence repetitive and boring;most of the sequence is not significantly different to a high quality algebra-based preparation.For these students, the opportunity to “top-up” their conceptual framework with CalculusApplications makes the entry into engineering or physics much more appealing, and allows themto be meeting another graduation requirement instead of a “busy work” requirement.One of the problems associated with breaking down a course into two components comes aboutwhen those two components are instructed by different faculty. This is

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

2006-1215: ACTIVE LEARNING THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (ALERT!):MODERN PHYSICSGerald Rothberg, Stevens Institute of Technology Gerald (Jerry) Rothberg is a professor of physics and a professor of materials engineering in the department of chemical, biomedical and materials engineering. grothber@stevens.edu Page 11.156.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Active Learning through Technology (ALERT!): Modern PhysicsI. Introduction Large, conventionally taught lecture classes typically suffer from poor attendance and weakstudent performance. This is the situation at Stevens and throughout the United States