Physics education research, electronic materials, and the musings of Christopher Moore, Ph.D.
Jun 8th, 2007
I’ve decided to participate in the OneBillionBulbs project and have begun replacing my old incandescent light bulbs with energy-saving fluorescent bulbs. I encourage everyone else to join the ilovephysics.com group and begin saving money and energy. The graphic will remain on the right side of the page. Hat tip: Kn@ppster and Glen Reynolds.
Apr 16th, 2007
Like every other Virginian, I am literally numb. More than 32 innocent people lost their lives today on the campus of Virgina Tech. If you live in Virginia, then chances are you know someone who either attends or works at the University, and chances are you have been paralyzed by today’s senseless violence. I have [...]
Apr 6th, 2007
The ink is dry on the contract, so I can announce the results of my recent job search. If you didn’t know, I have been hunting down an academic job since September and I just recently bagged one. Come August 10th, I will become Longwood University’s newest faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and [...]
Mar 26th, 2007
I received the following email over the weekend from a concerned brother who wishes to assuage his young brothers fears. The question is one that I’m sure we have all thought about from time to time: Will you die if you see yourself headless in a plane mirror? The answer may surprise you. First, the [...]
Mar 5th, 2007
Do you visit ilovephysics.com or are you a Phan of Physics? Place yourself on the Physics Phan Map. Click on the map below and tell us where you live (just the city, we’re not coming to your house or anything). A big red dot will be placed on the map just for you.
Feb 5th, 2007
On Tuesday January 30th, we welcomed a brand new physicist to the family. At 2:17 pm Christopher Balin Moore was born and immediately began studying gravity and parabolic motion. Unfortunately, my flight from Pittsburgh to Richmond landed at 2:22 pm. I may have missed the actual birth, but at least I have the rest of [...]
Jan 1st, 2007
I hope everyone has a great 2007! I’ve been fairly busy recently with research. However, I have a few new articles I’m working on that I’ll start posting soon. Also, I recently fixed a problem with the forum — learn more here.
Nov 6th, 2006
ilovephysics.com was featured in the November 3rd, 2006 edition of Science Magazine’s “Best of the Web in Science.” Under the “education” sub-heading, the editors at Science have this to say about my simple little website: The target audience for I Love Physics is everyone from students struggling with their homework to professors looking for timely [...]