C. Manogue, E. Gire, D. McIntyre, and J. Tate, PERC 2011 Proceedings, 55-58.
In the Paradigms in Physics Curriculum at Oregon State University, we take a spins-first approach to quantum mechanics using a java simulation of successive Stern-Gerlach experiments…
C. Manogue, E. Gire, and D. Roundy, PERC 2013 Proceedings, 27-30.
Upper-division physics requires students to use abstract mathematical objects to model measurable properties of physical entities. We have developed activities that engage students…
A. Maries, R. Sayer, and C. Singh, PERC 2015 Proceedings, 207-210.
Research suggests that students often have difficulty transferring their learning from one context to another. We examine upper-level undergraduate and graduate students’ facility…
C. Hofstetter and J. White, 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College, 40-43 (2015).
Active Spectrum’s Micro-ESR spectrometer is a portable (10 kg), X-band (9.7 GHz) CW benchtop electron spin resonance spectrometer. The Micro-ESR is an ideal tool for teaching…
D. Pengra, 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College, 80-83 (2015).
Understanding the physics of pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is eased by a transformation to a rotating reference frame. Within such a frame, coincident with the applied RF H…
