Let's Code Physics Courses

Projectiles - Multiple Launches Using Loops

Use loops to vary a projectile’s properties systematically and graph the resulting differences in its trajectories.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantum Mechanics for High School Teachers - Modeling Spin with Arrays in Python - Module 2

Explore strange quantum-mechanical behavior by modeling spin and measurements with Python arrays.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Training People to Teach with Computation

Strategies for integrating computation into physics courses, including expanding the circle of instructors, creating space for computational content, and exploring CS pathways for effective teaching.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Quantum Professional Development for High School Teachers - Module 1: Introduction to Python and Jupyter Notebook

Learn Python basics in Jupyter Notebook, covering variables, complex numbers, and arrays. Designed for high school teachers to enhance quantum physics instruction.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Implementation and Assessment of Computation in Modern Physics Teaching

A computational approach to teaching and assessing challenging quantum concepts in a junior-level modern physics course.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Lonely Runner Conjecture - Simulation and Explanation

Explore the Lonely Runner Conjecture by simulating runners on a circle and tracking when each becomes sufficiently separated from the others.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Swarm 2.0 - Particle Simulation Coding Tutorial

A code-along centered on the second iteration of a swarm project.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Random Walks for Particles - VPython for Physics

Code a particle random walk in VPython through a short physics demonstration.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Animating with the Update Procedure - VPython for Physics

Code along in VPython to use its update procedure for animation in a Physics 1 context.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Trying Out the STEMCoding Object Tracker - Episode 1

A first look at the STEMCoding Object Tracker, trying out an app for tracking objects.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Integrating Jupyter Notebooks in High School Physics - Creating a JupyterHub

A workshop for high school physics teachers centered on creating a JupyterHub to bring Jupyter notebooks into classroom teaching.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Integrating Jupyter Notebooks in High School Physics - Day 2 Afternoon

A workshop for high school physics teachers on bringing Jupyter notebooks into classroom teaching.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Integrating Jupyter Notebooks in High School Physics - Day 2 Morning

High school physics teachers explore ways to integrate Jupyter notebooks into classroom instruction.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Integrating Jupyter Notebooks in High School Physics - Day 1

A workshop for high school physics teachers on integrating Jupyter notebooks into their classes.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Electric Field Calculation for Multiple Point Charges

Learn how to calculate the electric field from multiple charges by combining the fields of individual point charges with vector addition.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video