Teaching

I teach both physics and astronomy courses at WU. I have taught the following courses at WU (click for a PDF version of a recent syllabus):

• AS101 - Intro to Astronomy: Cosmology
• AS102 - Intro to Astronomy: Solar System
• AS104 - Life in the Universe
• PS126 - Physical Science for Elementary Ed Majors
• PS330 - Optics
• PS334 - Thermodynamics
• PS335 - Theoretical Mechanics I
• PS365 - Intro to Theoretical Physics (AKA Mathematical Methods for Physicists)
• PS370 - Special Topics in Physics: Fluid Dynamics

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And now, some cool images from solutions of the 2D wave equation for a vibrating membrane: