A study has found that students are more engaged in laboratory courses that are designed to emphasize and teach experimentation skills (Courtesy:iStock/AlexPotemkin ...

A massive study of over 3000 students in three institutions investigated whether or not introductory lab exercises had any real benefit for students. Laboratory exercises and science education go hand ...

The department of physics has introduced a new approach to teaching 100-level physics classes that encourages students to work together in groups to solve problems in class. The method known as ...

With the new emphasis on hands-on, active learning throughout higher education, lab courses would seem to have an advantage -- what could be more active than doing experiments? But surprising new ...

Many of Bowdoin's physics courses, including the introductory physics sequence and some upper-level classes, utilize laboratories as valuable learning spaces. While labs consistently prove effective ...

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 ...

Growing dependence on science and technology in all areas of human life makes desirable the familiarity and knowledge with fundamental physics concepts without becoming a physics major. Physics ...

As STEM majors prepare for the fall semester in just a couple months, many wonder how their lab classes will adjust. Professors are now making contingency plans as they await President Martha E.

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 ...