Physics Education

Ongoing Projects and Output

Transformation of freshman physics sequence into Studio-Like format

• Implementation of a Variation of Studio Physics at the American University in Cairo. Mohammad AlFiky, Ehab Abdel-Rahman, Karim Addas, Hosny Omar, AAPT Summer Meeting 2019, Provo Utah

Assessment and Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness

• Investigating Students' Difficulties in Calculus-Based EM Using MCQ Tests: Preliminary Study. Mohammad AlFiky and Karim Addas. PERC 2019, Provo Utah. [Poster]
• Students` learning in a Physics Course on Research Skills using Perusall. Mohammad AlFiky, AAPT Winter Meeting 2020, Orlando Fl.

Inclusion of blind students in freshman physics labs

• Internal report on issues of disabilities and inclusion in freshman physics
• With Sara Gamal and Alaa Mohyeldin. A couple of articles are being prepared for journal submissions.

Projects in Progress

Using mobile phones for freshman mechanics experiments (Fall 2019-)

• with Soha Essam & Asmaa Gamal

Dynamical Visualization Using Mathematica (Summer 2019-)

• with Mohamed Abousetit (Undergraduate): Dynamical/Nonlinear Systems and Chaos
• with Mohamed Eltohfa (Undergraduate): Interacting Quantum Particles Trapped in Potential Well

Instructor/TA - Students interaction during the lectures and lab sessions (2018-)

• with Summer Kassem: Practical tools for real-time data visualizations for experiments outcomes