Physics education research, electronic materials, and the musings of Christopher Moore, Ph.D.
Dec 19th, 2010
Physicists have a fancy word that we like to use for the study of motion. We call the study of motion kinematics. The purpose of studing kinematics is to develop an understanding of how stuff moves. We see stuff move all of the time. Studing motion helps us to understand not only why objects move [...]
Mar 15th, 2009
I am in Pittsburgh at the American Physical Society (APS) March meeting until Tuesday. Today was a series of workshops and talks on Physics Education Research (PER) as part of the pre-APS meeting for the Physics Teachers Education Coalition (PTEC). First, I arrived last night (Saturday) and spent the evening the same way I always [...]
Mar 9th, 2009
WordPress, which powers the blog, has been upgraded to v2.7.1. Next up will be the forum software. I’m still toying with the idea of going with WordPress MU. I like the new theme because it fits with my simplistic web ideology. Obviously, the image to the left will be updated with a more appropriate image [...]