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 ...

Physics faces an equity problem. According to the latest statistics from the American Physical Society, underrepresented minorities accounted for only 15% of bachelor’s degrees, 12% of master’s ...

Physics lab courses are vital to science education, providing hands-on experience and technical skills that lectures can't ...

Although more women than men in the U.S. earn college degrees, striking gender gaps remain in specific disciplines. Men significantly outnumber women in several STEM (science, technology, engineering, ...

In the past 10 years an active-learning course, called Active Physics, has gradually displaced lecture-based introductory course in physics at an American university. But are active-learning ...

This is the first article in a two-part series discussing innovative teaching techniques in college physics classes. Today's installment will focus on interactive programs instated at other ...

While we do not offer a fully online degree in physics, our select online classes are regular Michigan Tech classes available to anyone qualified to take classes at Tech, anywhere in the world.

Physicists and educators have developed a curriculum for college-level students that shows promise in helping students in introductory physics classes further practice and develop their calculus ...

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 ...