The Physics Department from the School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences was recently awarded a grant in the 2023 cycle of the (CCIF), a first for the department. The project will trial the use of two methods to enhance learning and on-time completion of introductory physics courses:
- near-peer workshops specifically tailored to our two introductory physics courses and offered concurrently with the courses;
- hands-on mini demonstrations for students to use within the traditional lecture setting, in order to remove the artificial divide between 鈥渓ecture鈥� and 鈥渓ab鈥� classes that are normally held at separate times, giving students more rapid practical exposure to concepts as they are introduced in the class.
