books

• The Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks is designed for the type of one-year survey course taken by biology majors.

  1. Newtonian Physics
  2. Conservation Laws
  3. Vibrations and Waves
  4. Electricity and Magnetism
  5. Optics
  6. The Modern Revolution in Physics
• Simple Nature - engineering physics
• Conceptual Physics
• Calculus
• General Relativity

open-source software

• Planet Finder - an applet that shows the locations of the planets, stars, moon, and sun in the sky from any location and for any date and time
• Spotter - a program that lets students check their answers to math and science questions
• OpenGrade - software for teachers to keep track of grades
• When - an extremely simple personal calendar program, aimed at the Unix geek who wants something minimalistic

courses

• Physics 205 and 210
• Physics 206 and 211
• Physics 221-223