A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high ...

The 16-part course, currently in its pilot phase, is catered to high school students but available to anyone interested in learning about the fundamental questions in particle physics. Jeff Wiener ...

Serves as an introductory course on methods and techniques of experimentation in physics with experiments in mechanics selected to support the concepts of the corequisite lecture course. Serves as an ...

Many lab classes will now have students perform online simulations or watch videos of professors and TAs completing the labs. Credit: Melanie Hilman On Monday, Penn students attended class virtually ...

A study has found that students are more engaged in laboratory courses that are designed to emphasize and teach experimentation skills (Courtesy:iStock/AlexPotemkin ...

Students in PHYS 102 labs are required to complete three labs by the end of the semester through video analysis. Credit: Sukhmani Kaur Students in lab courses are raising concerns over missing out on ...

Physics is often considered a challenging subject, but effective teaching combined with hands-on experiments can make it ...

The decision to teach laboratory courses in-person will require consideration of recommendations made by the College of Arts and Sciences and of the needs of students in your course. Individual ...

Walter Lewin is a professor of physics emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. May 6, 2012 Students who take these courses online should be offered some kind of certificate -- call it a ...