Princeton Professor Andrew Houck’s calculus students had just finished grappling with a set of equations on the forces of tension and gravity when he pulled a large pendulum back to his shoulder and ...

For physics majors starting EPAD track in the freshman year The Engineering Physics and Applied Design (EPAD) Physics concentration combines physics courses with applied science courses to create a ...

Shini talks us through derivatives and how calculus helps us to understand the world. CALCULUS! Today we take our first steps into the language of Physics; mathematics. Every branch of science has its ...

Math, specifically calculus, is a barrier to many natural sciences, technology and engineering fields. Physics, which is math-heavy, often proves similarly challenging to students who wish to pursue ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As national interest in STEM degrees rise, the number of students completing them has dwindled. This alarming educational gap may be due in part to a mismatch between the mathematics ...

An introduction to modern theories of the universe and its evolution. Topics include naked eye observation, the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. Emphasis will be placed on the scientific ...

Kimberly Miranda is the brainy daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and the first in her family to attend college. But she almost didn’t make it to the California Institute of Technology. Her Redwood ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Develop at a Department associated with no fewer than 13 Nobel Prize winners, ...

Breakthroughs in physics sometimes require an assist from the field of mathematics—and vice versa. In 1912, Albert Einstein, then a 33-year-old theoretical physicist at the Eidgenössische Technische ...

At William & Mary, most students do not declare a major until the spring of their second year. However, if physics is a potential major for you, we recommend that you take General Physics (PHYS101/102 ...