Educational Physics Research Group at the Univ. of Miss.

<body stylesrc="nf_main.htm" background="images/slate.jpg"> <p align="center"><font size="5"><strong><img src="images/EdPhys_Banner.gif" alt="Educational Physics Research at the University of Mississippi" width="640" height="90"></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial">[ </font><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial"><strong><u>Home</u></strong></font><font size="2" face="Arial"> ] [ </font><a href="nf_members.htm"><font size="2" face="Arial">Current Members</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"> ] [ </font><a href="nf_projects.htm"><font size="2" face="Arial">Past Projects</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"> ] [ </font><a href="nf_publicat.htm"><font size="2" face="Arial">Publications</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"> ] [ </font><a href="nf_feedback.htm"><font size="2" face="Arial">Feedback</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"> ] [ </font><a href="nf_contact.htm"><font size="2" face="Arial">Contact Info</font></a><font size="2" face="Arial"> ]</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="5"><strong>Educational Physics Research</strong></font></p> <p align="left">Research in educational physics can be defined as any original work in physics that has immediate application in the lecture hall, teaching laboratory, or science museum. Examples include lecture and hands-on demonstrations, teaching laboratory experiments, simplified or unified pedagogical treatments, and historical investigations. Journals for the dissemination of this research include the <a href="http://www.amherst.edu/~ajp/" target="frmain.htm">American Journal of Physics</a> and the Physics Teacher. </p> <p align="left">An important component of this work is that it involves undergraduate students in research they can fully understand. With guidance, they can thus make significant contributions. The students typically begin in their sophomore year. Because the time scale for completion of educational research is substantially shorter than that for forefront research, students can fully participate in the research process, which includes publishing their work and presenting it at scientific meetings.</p> <p align="left">Many educators believe that it is vital for undergraduate students to engage in research, so that they can acquire the knowledge, experience, and confidence to fully participate in todays world of advanced technology and a global economy. </p> <p align="left">The Educational Physics ("EdPhys") Research Group at the University of Mississippi was initiated in 1994 by <a href="nf_members.htm#Denardo">Dr. Bruce Denardo</a>. The objectives are to make original contributions that lead to innovations in teaching, introduce undergraduate students to research, and enhance the atmosphere of the Physics Department due to the general appeal of the work.</p> <p align="left">Further information about EdPhys activities can be obtained from the bulletin board displays outside the laboratory (Lewis Hall 123), or from <a href="nf_members.htm">any member</a> of the group. </p> <hr> <p><font size="2"><em>You are visitor: <img src="/cgi-bin/edphys/counter.pl"> since 5/29/97.</em></font></p> <p><font size="2"><strong>Webmaster: </strong></font><a href="mailto:jearwood@olemiss.edu"><font size="2"><strong>Jay Earwood</strong></font></a><font size="2"><strong>.<br> Copyright © 1997 </strong></font><a href="index.htm"><font size="2"><strong>Educational Physics Research Group</strong></font></a><font size="2"><strong>. All rights reserved.<br> Revised: June 24, 1997.</strong></font></p>  </body>