Teaching
Courses
Lecture notes, problem sets and projects, published openly.
The courses below are the ones I teach; which of them runs in a given semester is in the KSU catalogue and on the registration system, which are the places that will be right.
All of it is open. If you are not enrolled — a student somewhere else, someone teaching the same material, anyone who wants to read it — the notes are yours to use.
Current status:
- Mathematical Methods notes are complete.
- Direct Method notes are under active development and may contain errors, missing pieces, or occasional broken links.
- PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L do not have posted lecture notes yet.
Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
The mathematics a physics major needs, in the order the physics needs it: series, complex numbers, linear algebra, vector calculus, Fourier analysis and differential equations.
Direct Method: Guided Research in Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy
One-to-one research mentoring for undergraduates in quantum mechanics and spectroscopy. The notes are under active development and may contain errors or incomplete sections.
Principles of Physics I
The calculus-based introductory sequence: mechanics, oscillations, waves and thermodynamics, for physics and engineering majors. Lecture notes are not posted yet.
Introductory Physics Laboratory I
The laboratory course accompanying Principles of Physics I: measurement, uncertainty, and comparing an experiment against the model that predicted it. Lecture notes are not posted yet.