Courses

Here are courses I have taught at Austin College:

  • Courses for Non-Majors
    • The Day After Tomorrow: Global Climate and Extreme Weather
    • Physics for Teachers
    • The Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System (Freshman Seminar)
    • Physics for the Health Sciences (Labs)
  • Courses for Physics and Engineering Physics Majors
    • Physics for Scientists and Engineers I and II (Workshop Physics, calculus-based)
    • Vibrations, Waves, and Optics
    • Modern Physics
    • Classical Mechanics
    • Electromagnetism
    • Statics and Engineering Design
    • Atmospheric and Environmental Physics
    • Observational Astronomy
    • Research Experience in Physics
    • Advanced Research Experience in Physics
    • Computational Physics
    • Mathematical Methods in Physics
    • Thermal Physics
    • Special Topic: The Austin College Weather Station
    • Special Topic: Fluid Dynamics and Atmospheric Physics
    • Special Topic: The Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System
  • January and May Term (Travel Off-Campus)
    • US National Parks – Exploring the Changing Environment in our National Parks: Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Zion & More
    • Tanzania – Nature, Culture, and Adventure in the Cradle of Humankind
    • Nepal – High Adventure in the Land of Everest: Mountains, Myths, and Monasteries
    • Iceland – Fire and Ice of the Vikings: Science and Culture of Iceland
    • Guatemala, Belize, Mexico – Mayan World Expedition
    • Peru, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands – Scientific and Cultural Perspectives of Nature
    • Australia – Scientific and Cultural Perspectives of Nature
    • New Zealand, Hawaii – The Earth: Scientific and Cultural Perspectives in the Pacific
    • Chile, Argentina – Exploration at the End of the World: Natural and Cultural History of Patagonia
  • January Term (On-Campus)
    • The Search for Another Earth
    • Nature’s Wrath? Science and Policy of Natural Disasters