There is growing interest in implementing reform-based lab courses in undergraduate
physics that are student driven rather than instructor driven. In these courses, students …

Modeling, which is the process of constructing, testing, and refining models, is an important
skill in experimental physics, and thus a learning goal of many physics laboratory classes …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and
new directions.] Physics instructional labs have long been an area of pedagogical …

[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Instructional labs: Improving traditions and
new directions.] Most, if not all, physics undergraduate degree programs include …

Undergraduate students on track for medical school are often required to take general
physics lab courses. Many of these students carry an attitude of obligation into these courses …

Most, if not all, physics undergraduate degree programs include instructional lab
experiences. Physics lab instructors, both faculty and staff, are instrumental to student …

When optical discs are illuminated, bright-colored lines can often be observed on the
surface of them. Starting from the oblique incident grating diffraction model, this paper …

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of physics laboratory design in supporting the
development of student creativity and character and identifying needs for improvement in the …

Vibrations and waves are essential topics in science subjects at junior high school.
Understanding the basic concepts of vibration and waves is crucial to understanding natural …