Computation, Communication and Undergraduate Physics Teaching: A Coalition

该项目建立了一个两年制学院的地区联盟，旨在加强物理和物理科学教学方面的师资力量。来自该地区两年制学院的20名教师在亨德森州立大学为期一周的研讨会上学习计算物理、课堂方法和交流。讲习班使用的材料是由项目主任在国家科学基金会的部分支持下开发的。这些材料已成为主要出版公司出版的两本教科书的主题。在最初的研讨会之后，参与者完成了计算物理的个人调查，并在为期两天的后续会议中报告了这些活动的结果。参与者既获得了有用的教学方法，又有机会在自己的学科范围内保持智力上的活力。

This project establishes a regional coalition of two-year colleges for the purpose of faculty enhancement in physics and physical science teaching.Twenty teachers from two-year colleges in this region are studying computational physics, classroom methods, and communication during a one-week workshop at Henderson State University. The materials used in the workshop were developed by the project director with partial support from the National Science Foundation. These materials have been the subject of two textbooks published by major publishing companies.Following the initial workshop, participants complete individual investigations in computational physics and report the results of these activities during a two-day follow-up session. Participants gain both useful teaching methods and an opportunity to remain intellectually vigorous within their discipline.