The high stakes and intimidating reputation of physics classes can lead to plenty of stress for students new to the ...

A new study shows that just five days of mindfulness can help college students feel less stressed in physics classes.

It's near the start of a new semester of physics. Many faculty are working on their plans for introductory physics courses. How many tests should there be? What about homework? Do I want to cover ...

This past Sunday at commencement, Harvey Mudd College graduated more female physics majors than male. For the first time in the College’s history, 52% of the 25 physics majors in the class of 2016 ...

The spring semester was mostly through virtual instruction, but what do the in-person classes held on campus look like? The photo series “A look at in-person classes during COVID” shows what ...

General Physics for Majors course designed by CU Boulder Professors Eric Cornell and Paul Beale shows students that the furthest reaches of science are built on fundamental concepts The Nobel laureate ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, students in Joyce Palmer-Fortune’s introductory physics class were trying to calculate the kinetic energy of a swinging pendulum. “So now the math!” said Palmer-Fortune, ...

Relating Noether’s theorem to introductory concepts like Newton’s laws can give students an early appreciation of its impact.

As California schools move to implement new science standards, they are under pressure to offer more physics instruction, creating a demand for teachers in a subject area where there is already a ...

Students with an interest in sports looking to add a science course to their schedule may consider an updated four credit-hour version of a course offered through the physics department: Physics 1111: ...