Brian M. Davies, Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Physics at Western Illinois University

Physics 124 (Fall 2009)  -  General Physics I   Syllabus   Homework assignments

You should be reading Ch. 12 so that you don't have to do it all over break.  See the link above for a short assignment due Dec. 1.

There are no labs this week.

The Physics Tutoring Center is in Currens 515 (top floor, southeast corner).    Fall 2009 Hours are Mon., Tues., Wed. and Thurs. 3-7 p.m. 

Physics 470 (Fall 2009)  -  Modern Experimental Physics   Syllabus   Books on reserve   nuclear radiation presentation (Sept. 23, 2009)

Courses taught previously at WIU (last time taught at WIU) [number of times taught at WIU]:
Physics 101 (Spring 2009) [4]  -  Introduction to Astronomy   Syllabus   Class Notes   Sky and weather links
Physics 124 (Fall 2008) [6]  -  General Physics I   Syllabus   Homework assignments   Wave simulations
Physics 125 (Spring 2009) [6]  -  General Physics II   Syllabus   Homework assignments   Additional Resources   Nuclear lectures (PowerPoint)
Physics 312 (Spring 2008) [2]  -  Engineering Mechanics   Syllabus   Homework assignments
Physics 327 (Spring 2006)  -  Electronics    Syllabus   Homework assignments   Books on reserve   Errata for the textbook 
Physics 354 (Spring 2008) [2]  -  Thermodynamics   Syllabus   Homework Assignments
Physics 427 (Spring 2009) [4]  -  Advanced Electronics   Syllabus   Homework assignments   Books on reserve   Errata for the textbook 
Physics 428 (Fall 2005) [2]  -  Applied Optics   Syllabus   Homework Assignments   Animations and simulations   Errata for Hecht's 4th edition 
Physics 470 (Fall 2007) [2]  -  Modern Experimental Physics   Syllabus   Books on reserve 
Physics 482 (Spring 2005)  -  Science in Context (for science education majors)
Physics 577 (Spring 2006)  -  independent study - Advanced Optics - homework and activities

Entrepreneurship course: presentation on Project Management
Workshop on Physlets for the Science Education Conference at WIU on April 15, 2005
Clarifying the Coal Question is a presentation that was given to the Sustainability Brown Bag seminar series, on Feb. 17, 2009 (summary form only)

ISAAPT - the Illinois section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) - I am serving as the IL section Newsletter editor, as a member of the IL section Executive Council (our leadership group in Illinois), and I organized the Spring 2007 meeting of the Illinois section, which was held here at the WIU Physics Dept.  In the summer of 2007 I was invited to the American Center for Physics to participate in an AAPT Governance Retreat.  In 2009 I received the Distinguished Service Citation from the ISAAPT. 

My prior professional work experience.
Major grants and contracts. 
My publication list (this is on a non-WIU web site)