RPI Laboratory Facilitator
Undergraduate laboratory , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Physics, 2011
- PHYS 1150: Honors Physics I (Halliday / Resnick / Krane)
- PHYS 1250: Honors Physics II (Halliday / Resnick / Krane)
Description
Laboratory facilitator for Introductory Classical Dynamics and Introductory Electromagnetic Theory (Course Descriptions Here).
These freshman-level labs were designed to be exploratory — for example, students were provided weights, strings of varying lengths, and a stopwatch and were asked to develop the formula for the period of a pendulum. It was only through testing and experiment that students were able to determine that only the length of string mattered… as long as air resistance was ignored. Interactivity was a key component of these labs, and no answers were provided, no formulas regurgitated for credit.
My responsibilities included supporting laboratory logistics, administrating demonstrations, grading weekly laboratory reports for scientific and communication competency, and supporting final exam grading including the development of a Final Exam Study Guide.