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Solutions For Fermi Questions, October 2014: Question 1: Accelerating The Flash; Question 2: Flashing Through The Air, Larry Weinstein Jan 2014

Solutions For Fermi Questions, October 2014: Question 1: Accelerating The Flash; Question 2: Flashing Through The Air, Larry Weinstein

Physics Faculty Publications

The article provides answers to questions including the amount of force needed by The Flash as he accelerates and amount of force needed by The Flash to run at constant velocity near the Earth's surface.


Using Open Datasets And Simulations In Laboratories, Jim Crumley Oct 2013

Using Open Datasets And Simulations In Laboratories, Jim Crumley

Physics Faculty Publications

While advances in instrumentation physics have made many areas more accessible to undergraduate physics laboratories, other areas are still beyond reach. Open data sets and simulations can open up some other frontiers of physics, such as Space Physics and Astronomy. In this talk, I will give an overview of some resources for open data and simulations, and then describe my experiences using these tools in both introductory and advanced labs in our curriculum.


Extending Positive Class Results Across Multiple Instructors And Multiple Classes Of Modeling Instruction, Eric Brewe, Adrienne L. Traxler, Jorge De La Garza, Laird H. Kramer Jan 2013

Extending Positive Class Results Across Multiple Instructors And Multiple Classes Of Modeling Instruction, Eric Brewe, Adrienne L. Traxler, Jorge De La Garza, Laird H. Kramer

Physics Faculty Publications

We report on a multiyear study of student attitudes measured with the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey in calculus-based introductory physics taught with the Modeling Instruction curriculum. We find that five of six instructors and eight of nine sections using Modeling Instruction showed significantly improved attitudes from pre- to postcourse. Cohen’s d effect sizes range from 0.08 to 0.95 for individual instructors. The average effect was d = 0.45, with a 95% confidence interval of (0.26–0.64). These results build on previously published results showing positive shifts in attitudes from Modeling Instruction classes. We interpret these data in light …


Demonstrating The Principles Of Aperture Synthesis With The Very Small Radio Telescope, Jonathan M. Marr, Karel Durkota, Francis P. Wilkin, Adam Pere, Alan E.E. Rogers, Vincent L. Fish, Gabriel Holodak, Martina B. Arndt Jan 2011

Demonstrating The Principles Of Aperture Synthesis With The Very Small Radio Telescope, Jonathan M. Marr, Karel Durkota, Francis P. Wilkin, Adam Pere, Alan E.E. Rogers, Vincent L. Fish, Gabriel Holodak, Martina B. Arndt

Physics Faculty Publications

We have developed a set of college-level, table-top labs for teaching the basics of radio interferometry and aperture synthesis. These labs are performed with the Very Small Radio Telescope (VSRT), an interferometer using satellite TV electronics as detectors and compact fluorescent light bulbs as microwave signal sources. The hands-on experience provided by the VSRT in these labs allows students to gain a conceptual understanding of radio interferometry and aperture synthesis without the rigorous mathematical background traditionally required.


Demonstrating Hysteresis In Ferroelectric Materials, Deborah Schurr, Timothy Usher Jan 1995

Demonstrating Hysteresis In Ferroelectric Materials, Deborah Schurr, Timothy Usher

Physics Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


An Experiment In Discovery, Daniel J. Steck Dec 1980

An Experiment In Discovery, Daniel J. Steck

Physics Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.