Funded Projects

We are involved in the following projects:.

Creating and Linking Resources:

Creation, Coordination, and Activation of Resources for Learning Undergraduate Physics
Sponsored in part by NSF grants REC-0633951

• Project summary (hosted by ARC)
• Publications on Resources, Coordination Classes, epistemic games, and cluster analysis, and the interplay of mathematics and physics
• Theses and Dissertations: Eleanor C. Sayre
• Contact Michael C. Wittmann by email for more information

Thermal Physics:

Research on the Learning and Teaching of Thermal Physics
Collaborative Project with David E. Meltzer
Sponsored in part by NSF grants EIR-0406764 and EIR-0406724

• Project summary
• Publications
• Theses and Dissertations: Brandon Bucy
• Contact John R. Thompson by email for more information

Intermediate Mechanics Tutorials:

Developing a tutorial approach to enhance student learning of intermediate mechanics.
Collaborative Project with Bradley S. Ambrose, Grand Valley State University
Sponsored in part by NSF grants DUE-0441426 and DUE-0442388.

• Project summary
• Publications
• Theses and Dissertations: Eleanor C. Sayre
• Curriculum
• Contact Michael C. Wittmann by email for more information

Intuitive Quantum Physics:

A general education course in Intuitive Quantum Physics.
Sponsored in part by NSF grants DUE-0410895

• Project summary
• Publications
• Theses and Dissertations: Jeffrey T. Morgan
• Curriculum
• Contact Michael C. Wittmann by email for more information

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Department of Physics and Astronomy College of Education and Human Development Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research

Contact Information Michael C. Wittmann -or- John R. Thompson Department of Physics and Astronomy 5709 Bennett Hall University of Maine Orono ME 04401-5709 tel: Michael C. Wittmann: 207 - 581 - 1237 tel: John R. Thompson: 207 - 581 - 1030 fax: 207 - 581 - 3410