George Hademenos, who is entering his 10th year of teaching at Richardson High School, uses electrostatic experiments to engage students in his physics class. George Hademenos spent part of this week ...

In a large, empty Dennison lecture hall Friday afternoon, three people wheeled in a large copper Tesla coil, a device that produces high-voltage, low-current electricity. After efficiently setting ...

He has shared his love of physics and of teaching with generations of students, teaching assistants and faculty members. Now, the Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) has awarded Department of ...

HOUGHTON -- Sports can be tough to understand. There are rules that govern what's going on, but explaining them to someone unfamiliar with the game can be daunting. Physics poses a similar problem. We ...

Science presenter Jon Chase explains friction. He describes how friction opposes or prevents motion, and demonstrates the force in action with an experiment involving two interleaved books. Students ...

This is the second in a series of “five amazing physics demonstrations” presented by science-demo guru Neil Downie. In addition to his day job in industrial science, Downie has run Saturday science ...

Math, specifically calculus, is a barrier to many natural sciences, technology and engineering fields. Physics, which is math-heavy, often proves similarly challenging to students who wish to pursue ...

Michael Richmond considers himself a “lucky guy.” As a professor in RIT’s School of Physics and Astronomy, he gets to spend his workdays talking about the subjects that have fascinated him since he ...

When massive open online courses (MOOCs) took off three years ago, many educators had high hopes that these courses could expand and diversify access to education. Early aspirations were soon replaced ...

Tyler McMaken: For outstanding service contributions to the physics department over six years including: Leadership of the CU-Prime Student Group which provides connection and mentorship between ...