Teaching
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)
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