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With over three decades as a professional educator, and my time as a practicing Physicist, I have used my training in how to teach along with my understanding of how students learn together with deep insights into Physics principles, to develop a unified and coherent structure for any Physics teacher to improve their own pedagogy, and ultimately to inspire their own students to use the tools of Physics as an expert. My products are meant to help any Physics teacher, new or experienced, to develop a deeper and more consistent understanding of Physics concepts that allows teachers to organically develop with confidence their own material and delivery methods and to present this material to students in a coherent and understandable way. It is meant for science or math teachers who have had physics years ago and have been tapped to now teach Physics. It is meant for retired engineers who are starting a second career in Physics teaching. It is meant for a teachers who have been teaching conceptual physics for a long time and now have to teach AP or IB Physics. My products are not simply the notes, quizzes, labs, and test that I used with my students. That you can get from most any store. My products are specifically designed and meant for teachers to improve their own understanding of Physics and improve their pedagogy. The notes and problems provided can easily be modified to make them your own to then use with your students as you see fit. Professional Experience: Academic: Three decades of professional teaching experience in AP, IB, Magnet high schools Research: Bell Labortories, Bell Communications Research, Uppsala Universitet Teacher Training: Hosted many students from GW University GWTeach Program for Physics teacher training Writing: Physics Content Writer for Glencoe Physics, Khan Academy, QBS Learning, Metritech
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Preview of AP Physics 1 Full Course Bundle

AP Physics 1 Full Course Bundle

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This product is a full bundle of units that covers the entire AP Physics 1 course for the 25-26 school year. The bundle contains 2 bonus units in addition to the base 15 units. It is also an excellent product for any IB Physics or Honors Physics course. This product serves as an extremely strong foundation for AP C Mechanics. My product AP Physics C Mechanics Extension can be used in conjuntion with this AP Physics 1 Course Bundle to cover the entire AP Physics C Mechanics course. Any future u
Preview of AP Physics C Mechanics Complete Course Bundle

AP Physics C Mechanics Complete Course Bundle

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This product is a full bundle of units that covers the entire AP Physics C Mechanics course and includes a growing list of previous APC Mechanics FRQ test solutions. The bundle contains 2 bonus units in addition to the base 13 units. If you already have the AP Physics 1 Complete Bundle, you need only the AP Physics C Mechanics Extension for the complete APC Mechanics course. Any future updates made to any of the units will be pushed out to you automatically even after purchase. Updates may come
Preview of Fundamentals of Physics - Complete Mechanics Bundle

Fundamentals of Physics - Complete Mechanics Bundle

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This product is a full bundle of units that covers an entire Physics Mechanics course at any level - Kinematics, Forces, Momentum, and Energy. The bundle contains 2 bonus units in addition to the base 13 units. For a free sample of what to expect to see in this product, you can download a preview of the entire 1-D Kinematics unit. The preview is a pdf of the PowerPoint contained within the unit. In addition to the png version of the PowerPoint, the full unit also provides Word versions of all
Preview of Physics 1 Full Mechanics Course/AP NGSS Aligned

Physics 1 Full Mechanics Course/AP NGSS Aligned

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BrighterPhysics
This product is a full bundle of units that covers mechanics in its entirety for any Physics course. It is based on the AP Physics 1 course for the 24-25 school year. The bundle contains 2 bonus units in addition to the base 12 units. It is an excellent product for any IB Physics or Honors Physics course covering mechanics in its entirety, and also serves as an extremely strong foundation for AP C Mechanics. Any future updates made to any of the units will be pushed out to you automatically even
Preview of Honors Physics 1 Full Mechanics Course Bundle

Honors Physics 1 Full Mechanics Course Bundle

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BrighterPhysics
This product is a full bundle of units that covers the entirety of mechanics of any Physics course. It is based on the AP Physics 1 course for the 24-25 school year. The bundle contains 2 bonus units in addition to the base 12 units. It is also an excellent product for any IB Physics or Honors Physics course, and serves as an extremely strong foundation for AP C Mechanics. Any future updates made to any of the units will be pushed out to you automatically even after purchase. Updates may come be
Preview of Introduction to Physics

Introduction to Physics

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BrighterPhysics
This product can be purchased seperately or bundled with 13 other units creating a single full course bundle covering the entire 2024-2025 AP Physics 1 curriculum. This large product contains all the material usually covered in introductory Physics course. There are PowerPoint Presentations for a number of topics that can be used directly for student instruction: systems of measurements, significant figures, error propagations, accuracy vs precision, for example. These have been designed to be
Preview of Oscillations - Simple Harmonic Motion

Oscillations - Simple Harmonic Motion

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BrighterPhysics
This product can be purchased seperately or bundled with 13 other units creating a single full course bundle covering the entire 2024-2025 AP Physics 1 curriculum. It is certainly compatable with IB, AP C, Honors, and Standard Level Physics courses. This product is not meant to teach Oscillations to a student or to a teacher. Rather, it is meant to take what you as the teacher already know and make it more consistent and rigorous so that you can create your own classroom resources using the exam
Preview of AP Physics 1 Past Tests

AP Physics 1 Past Tests

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This product, meant to be part of the AP Physics 1 Full Course, contains the AP Physics 1 tests from past years. This is a growing file as the present year tests will be added, and a growing backlog of tests are included. Both student blanks and solutions are presented. TERMS OF USE:• All rights reserved by © 2024 BrighterPhysics• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only • Intended for classroom and personal use only • Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, s
Preview of Forces II

Forces II

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This product can be purchased seperately or bundled with 13 other units creating a single full course bundle covering the entire 2024-2025 AP Physics 1 curriculum. This product is not meant to teach forces to a student or to a teacher. Rather, it is meant to take what you as the teacher already know and make it more consistent and rigorous so that you can create your own classroom resources using the examples provided as a template. The single force procedure that was developed in Forces I is ex
Preview of 1-D Kinematics Unit

1-D Kinematics Unit

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This product can be purchased seperately or bundled with 13 other units creating a single full course bundle covering the entire 2024-2025 AP Physics 1 curriculum. This product is not meant to teach kinematics to a student or to a teacher. Rather, it is meant to take what you as the teacher already know and make it more consistent and rigorous so that you can create your own classroom resources using the examples provided as a template. A single kinematic procedure that can be used to solve any
Preview of Momentum

Momentum

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BrighterPhysics
This product can be purchased seperately or bundled with 13 other units creating a single full course bundle covering the entire 2024-2025 AP Physics 1 curriculum. This product is not meant to teach momentum to a student or to a teacher. Rather, it is meant to take what you as the teacher already know and make it more consistent and rigorous so that you can create your own classroom resources using the examples provided as a template. A single momentum procedure that can be used to solve any mom
Preview of Projectile Motion Unit

Projectile Motion Unit

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BrighterPhysics
This product can be purchased seperately or bundled with 13 other units creating a single full course bundle covering the entire 2024-2025 AP Physics 1 curriculum. This product is not meant to teach kinematics to a student or to a teacher. Rather, it is meant to take what you as the teacher already know and make it more consistent and rigorous so that you can create your own classroom resources using the examples provided as a template. A single projectile motion procedure that can be used to so
Preview of Rotational Kinematics

Rotational Kinematics

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All student labs and worksheets, blanks and solutions, are provided in both Word and PDF formats for your own customization. A PDF version of the Teacher Unit Notes PowerPoint Presentation is also provided. More information about this and other products can be found at BrighterPhysics.org, where you can also make suggestions as to edits that might help you. Any changes and updates to these files, or additions to this unit, will be available to you at no charge through a notification by TPT once
Preview of Angular Momentum

Angular Momentum

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BrighterPhysics
This product will be bundled with a number of other units to create a single full course bundle once I complete uploading the remaining missing units. This will be completed and the full bundle placed in the store at the beginning of June. This product is not meant to teach angular momentum to a student or to a teacher. Rather, it is meant to take what you as the teacher already know and make it more consistent and rigorous so that you can create your own classroom resources using the examples p
Preview of Torque

Torque

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BrighterPhysics
This product can be purchased seperately or bundled with 13 other units creating a single full course bundle covering the entire 2024-2025 AP Physics 1 curriculum. This product is not meant to teach torques to a student or to a teacher. Rather, it is meant to take what you as the teacher already know and make it more consistent and rigorous so that you can create your own classroom resources using the examples provided as a template. The force procedure already developed can be used to solve any
Preview of Free Body Diagrams - More Than a Pretty Picture

Free Body Diagrams - More Than a Pretty Picture

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BrighterPhysics
This is a presentation to AP Physics Teachers in June 2024. Free Body Diagrams can be a useful tool that, when used appropriately can help make consistent the concept of a system across all Physics topics - kinematics, forces, momentum, and work/energy. Common inconsistencies made by the AP, by Khan Academy, and unfortunately by too many Physics teachers, are highlighted. A Free Body Diagram, correctly drawn, uniquely defines the system. Newton's Law (as in this presentation), Impulse-Momentum
Preview of FREE PREVIEW - 1-D Kinematic PowerPoint

FREE PREVIEW - 1-D Kinematic PowerPoint

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Go to BrighterPhysics.org/courses to download full version preview. The TPT download version is, unfortuantely, limited to 10 pages. This product is not meant to teach kinematics to a student or to a teacher. Rather, it is meant to take what you as the teacher already know and make it more consistent and rigorous so that you can create your own classroom resources using the examples provided as a template. A single kinematic procedure that can be used to solve any constant acceleration kinemati
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Experience

With over three decades as a professional educator, and my time as a practicing Physicist, I have used my training in how to teach along with my understanding of how students learn together with deep insights into Physics principles, to develop a unified and coherent structure for any Physics teacher to improve their own pedagogy, and ultimately to inspire their own students to use the tools of Physics as an expert. My products are meant to help any Physics teacher, new or experienced, to develop a deeper and more consistent understanding of Physics concepts that allows teachers to organically develop with confidence their own material and delivery methods and to present this material to students in a coherent and understandable way. It is meant for science or math teachers who have had physics years ago and have been tapped to now teach Physics. It is meant for retired engineers who are starting a second career in Physics teaching. It is meant for a teachers who have been teaching conceptual physics for a long time and now have to teach AP or IB Physics. My products are not simply the notes, quizzes, labs, and test that I used with my students. That you can get from most any store. My products are specifically designed and meant for teachers to improve their own understanding of Physics and improve their pedagogy. The notes and problems provided can easily be modified to make them your own to then use with your students as you see fit. Professional Experience: Academic: Three decades of professional teaching experience in AP, IB, Magnet high schools Research: Bell Labortories, Bell Communications Research, Uppsala Universitet Teacher Training: Hosted many students from GW University GWTeach Program for Physics teacher training Writing: Physics Content Writer for Glencoe Physics, Khan Academy, QBS Learning, Metritech

Teaching style

Early on I became a believer in what was called Expert Learning - where students are taught and process material as an expert in the field would. I have condensed algebraic based Physics down to four universally applicable procedures - one each for kinematics, forces, momentum, and energy - that can be used to solve any Physics problem that could be posed. Given this system, I became their Physics coach in this environment, not unlike a coach for a sport. Once the procedure is presented, the students practice together in small groups. They learn with and from each other what works and why, what does not work, and why. Understanding comes from repetition of the procedure - instead of developing muscle memory, students develop their Physics memory.

Awards & shining teacher moments

Star Teacher Award ETS Recognition of Execellence Award Coach 1st Place Robotics Regional Tournament Coach Science Olympiad State Champion Team Coach Quiz Bowl State Champion Team

My own education history

Ph.D. Theoretical Nuclear Physics - North Carolina State University M.S. Experimental Nuclear Physics - Rutgers University B.S. Physics - University of Michigan

Additional biographical information

An earned Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, along with years as a reseacher, gives me a deep understading of Physics principles and its intersections with other sciences and technology. With three decades as a professional educator, I have used my training in how to teach along with my understanding of how students learn and my insights into Physics principles, to develop a unified and coherent structure for any Physics teacher to improve their pedagogy, and for students to use the tools of Physics as an expert. My products are meant to help any Physics teacher, new or experienced, to develop a deeper and more consistent understanding of Physics concepts that allows teachers to organically develop with confidence their own material and delivery methods and to present this material to students in a coherent and understandable way.