College professors these days face an ever-higher bar to grab the attention of their students, forced to compete with the stimuli of smartphones and laptops in large lecture halls. But when your ...

It has been shown that active learning methods are more effective than traditional lecturing at improving student conceptual understanding and reducing failure rates in undergraduate physics courses.

Undergraduate labs are more effective and more positive for students if they encourage investigation and decision-making, not verification of textbook concepts. Physics is founded on both theory and ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mark A. Novotny, a Mississippi State University William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, will explore the complex world of quantum mechanics and its rapidly ...

The Duane Physics building at the University of Colorado Boulder has long been a hub for groundbreaking science education, but until recently, its infrastructure posed significant challenges for ...