Focus on Physics: Care in the Classroom: This Teacher’s Odyssey

Journal Article | July 2018

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. The department editor describes his career as a teacher.

Focus on Physics: Making Sense of Distribution Curves

Journal Article | August 2018

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. This month's issue discusses simple explanations of distribution curves.

Focus on Physics: The Tapered Rims of Train Wheels

Journal Article | September 2018

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. The author discusses the design of train wheels.

Focus on Physics: Sailing Into the Wind: A Vector Explanation

Journal Article | June 2017

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. In this lesson, students discover surprising facts about sailing and also the intriguing usefulness of vectors.

Focus on Physics: The Ever-Present Atmospheric Pressure

Journal Article | September 2017

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. In this issue atmospheric pressure is explained.

Focus on Physics: Radiant Energy and Global Warming

Journal Article | November 2017

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. This month's article discusses electromagnetic radiation.

Physics Meets Art in the General Education Core

Journal Article | December 2017

This article describes a general education course offering, Physics and the Arts. During the development of this course, physics and arts faculty collaborated closely. Goals of the course are to increase students’…

Focus on Physics: Electromagnetic Waves and the Speed of Light

Journal Article | January 2018

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. This issue covers electromagnetic waves.

Focus on Physics: The Delightful Addition of Colored Lights

Journal Article | February 2018

This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. This article describes how you can produce such colorful shadows for students and the general public in your classroom or an auditorium.