N. SANJAY REBELLO

Department of Physics, 116 Cardwell Hall, Kansas State University
Email: srebello@ksu.edu                               Phone: (785) 532-1539

Kansas State University                                                                       Fall 2001 –

Concepts of Physics (PHYS106): 3 hours Lecture + 2 hours Activities Center, ~90 students, Elementary Education majors; Content: Broad overview of various topics in physics and physical science that would be of value to future elementary teachers with some discussion of the underlying pedagogy, Text: Activities Center Lab Manual, Fall 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011.

Engineering Physics – II (PHYS214): 2 hours Lecture, ~220 students, Engineering & Physics majors, Content: Calculus-based physics- electricity, magnetism & optics; Text: Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Tipler & Mosca; Fall 2010.

Physics Today I & II (PHYS122 & 123): 2 hour Recitation, ~20 students, Physics majors, Content: Intro to research in the KSU Physics Dept, Novel approaches to problem solving; Text: None; Fall 2008, 2009, 2011, Spring 2011.

Teaching University Physics (PHYS620): 3 hours discussion, 7 students, Physics majors (seniors) & graduate students, Content: main issues in physics education, instructional strategies, assessment, introduction to physics education research; Text: No formal text. Teaching Physics with the Physics Suite by Edward F. Redish, Wiley; Fall 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010.

Physics of Solids (PHYS655): 3 hours Lecture, ~6 students, Physics majors (seniors) & beginning graduate students; Content: Crystal structure, phonons, electrons, Text: Introduction to Solid State Physics by C. Kittel, Fall 2003, 2005, 2007.

Physical Measurement & Instrumentation (PHYS636): 8 hours Lab, 4-12 students, Physics majors (seniors) & minors, Content: Analog & digital electronics; Text: Art of Electronics by Horowitz & Hill; Spring 2002 – 2009.

Journal Club (PHYS807): 1 hour Seminar, ~6 students, graduate students, seminar on learning communication and teaching skills, Fall 2007.

Physics Education Seminar (PHYS807): 1 hour Seminar, ~6 students, Graduate and undergraduate students interested in physics education research, Several times from Fall 2002 onwards.

General Physics – I (PHYS113): 1 hour Recitation, ~40 students, Life-science majors, Content: Algebra-based physics- mechanics and thermodynamics; Text: Physics by Giancoli; Fall 2003.

Engineering Physics – II (PHYS214): 4 hours Studio, ~40 students, Engineering & Physics majors, Content: Calculus-based physics- electricity, magnetism & optics; Text: Physics by Halliday & Resnick; Fall 2002.

Physical World – I (PHYS101): 3 hours Lecture, ~150 students, Non-science majors, Content: Overview of conceptual physics; Text: Conceptual Physics by Hewitt; Fall 2001, 2002.

Clarion University of Pennsylvania                                                  Fall 1998 – Summer 2001

Basic Physical Science: Physics & Astronomy: 3 hours Lecture, 32 students, Elementary education majors, Content: Overview selected topics in conceptual physics & astronomy; Text: None—used own notes

General Physics – I: 6 hours Studio, ~40 students, Life-science majors, Content: Algebra-based physics- mechanics and thermodynamics; Text: Physics by Giancoli.

General Physics – II: 6 hours Studio, ~40 students, Life-science majors, Content: Algebra-based physics- electricity, magnetism, circuits, optics; Text: Physics by Giancoli.

Analog Electronics: 2 hours Lecture + 3 hours Lab, ~6 students, Engineering & Physics majors, Content: R-C Circuits, diodes, transistors; Text: Electronic Meas. & Instru. by Deifenderfer & Holton & own notes.

Digital Electronics: 2 hours Lecture + 3 hours Lab, ~6 students, Engineering & Physics majors, Content: Gates, combinatorial logic circuits, flip-flops, sequential logic circuits, Digital Fundamentals by Floyd & own notes.

Optics: 3 hours Lecture, ~6 students, Physics majors (seniors); Content: geometrical optics, physical optics, Text: Optics by Hoecht.

Solid State Physics: Individualized Instruction, 2 students, Physics majors (seniors); Content: Crystal structure, phonons, electrons, Text: Solid State Physics by Hook & Hall, Summer 2001.

Kansas State University                                                                    Fall 1995 – Summer 1998

General Physics – II (PHYS113): 1 hour Recitation, ~40 students, Life-science majors, Content: Algebra-based physics- electricity, magnetism, optics; Text: Physics by Giancoli.

Engineering Physics – I (PHYS213): 2 hours Recitation, ~40 students, Engineering & Physics majors, Content: Calculus-based physics- kinematics, mechanics, thermodynamics; Text: Physics by Halliday & Resnick.

Engineering Physics – II (PHYS214): 2 hours Recitation, ~40 students, Engineering & Physics majors, Content: Calculus-based physics- electricity, magnetism & optics; Text: Physics by Halliday & Resnick.

Contemporary Physics (PHYS452): 3 hours Lecture + 2 hours Lab, ~20 students, Secondary Education majors for certification in Physics, Content: Miscellaneous topics in 20^th Century physics; Text:  Followed materials developed as part of Visual Quantum Mechanics project.