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Working with simple machines
John W. Norbury
A set of examples is provided that illustrate the use of work as applied to simple machines. The ramp, pulley, lever and hydraulic press are common experiences in the life of a stu…
Lagrangians and Hamiltonians for High School Students
John W. Norbury
A discussion of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics is presented at a level which should be suitable for advanced high school students. This is intended for those who wish to explo…
Revitalization of an undergraduate physics program
John W. Norbury, G. Sudhakaran
This article describes the successful revitalization of an undergraduate physics program. The areas of curriculum development, undergraduate research experiences and advising and r…
From Newton's Laws to the Wheeler-DeWitt Equation
John W. Norbury
This is a pedagogical paper which explains some ideas in cosmology at a level accessible to undergraduate students. It does not use general relativity, but uses the ideas of Newton…