physhandout package for LaTeX
physhandout is a LaTeX package that provides a workflow for creating and organizing active-learning course handouts.
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publications
Towards a Bullet-proof test for indirect signals of dark matter
Published in Physical Review D, 2015
We describe various statistical methods for analysing the spatial distribution of potential dark matter signals originating from merging galaxy clusters. Featured in Physics
P. W. Graham, S. Rajendran, K. Van Tilburg, and T. D. Wiser, Phys. Rev. D91, 103524 (2015), arXiv:1502.03824 [hep-ph]. Download here
Testing long-distance modifications of gravity to 100 AU
Published in Physical Review D, 2015
We describe a possible space mission optimized to test the inverse square law at a scale of up to 100 AU which would provide a powerful test of long-distance modifications of gravity including many theories motivated by dark matter or dark energy. Featured in Physics and Motherboard
B. Buscaino, D. DeBra, P. W. Graham, G. Gratta, and T. D. Wiser, Phys. Rev. D92, 104048 (2015), arXiv:1508.06273 [gr-qc]. Download here
teaching
Stanford Courses: Fall 2016–Spring 2018
Undergraduate courses, Stanford University Physics Department and Thinking Matters program, 2016
- THINK 45 – Thinking About the Universe (Spring 2017 and 2018, section instructor)
- Interdisciplinary seminar course bridging theoretical, experimental, and philosophical perspectives on cosmology, emphasizing critical analysis of evidence.
- Course coordinator in 2018.
- PHYSICS 63 – Electricity & Magnetism (Winter 2017 and 2018, co-instructor)
- Second course in first-year physics sequence for highly prepared students.
- Converted lecture-based course to integrated active learning.
- Textbook: Purcell, Electricity & Magnetism
- PHYSICS 45 – Light and Heat (Fall 2017, co-instructor)
- Calculus-based introductory sequence targeting engineers.
- Studio-style active learning technique scaled up to 100+ students per section
- Textbook: Schroeder, An Introduction to Thermal Physics; Knight, Physics for Scientists and Engineers
- PHYSICS 23S – Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics with Laboratory (Summer2017, primary instructor)
- Summer version of algebra-based E&M course. Developed materials and taught in active-learning mode for four weeks (2.5× pace of academic year course).
- Textbook: Giancoli, Physics
- PHYSICS 67 – Introduction to Laboratory Physics (Spring 2017, replacement instructor)
- PHYSICS 61 – Mechanics & Special Relativity (Fall 2016, co-instructor)
- First course in physics sequence for highly prepared students. Complete course redesign from lectures to integrated active-learning sessions.
- Primary author of active-learning materials for special relativity unit; co-author of classical mechanics unit (sample materials available here).
- Textbook: Kleppner & Kolenkow, An Introduction to Mechanics; self-authored materials for SR
Truman State Courses: Fall 2018–present
Undergraduate courses, Truman State University, 2018
- PHYS 185/186 – College Physics I/II (Fall/Spring 2018-19 and 2019-20)
- PHYS 482 – Electricity & Magnetism (Spring 2019 and 2020)
- TRU 110 – Self & Society: The Universe (Fall 2019)
- PHYS 145 – Topics in Contemporary Physics (Fall 2018)