Courses and Evaluations

Spring 2025

PHYS 8280 - Tides and Planetary Waves, Syllabus

Fall 2024

PHYS 2450 - Physics of Global Climate Change, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3; full report

Spring 2024

PHYS 4650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.8; full report
PHYS 6650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.1; full report

Fall 2023

PHYS 4200 - Atmospheric Physics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.6; full report
PHYS 6200 - Atmospheric Physics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.6; full report

Spring 2023

PHYS 4650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.5 (Q1-Q10 average); full report
PHYS 6650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.7 (Q1-Q10 average); full report

Fall 2022

PHYS 8250 - Atmospheric Dynamics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.7 (Q1-Q10 average); full report

Spring 2022

PHYS 4650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.5 (Q1-Q10 average); full report
PHYS 6650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.7 (Q1-Q10 average); full report

Fall 2021

PHYS 8210 - Classical Mechanics I, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.2 (Q1-Q10 average); full report

Spring 2021

PHYS 2400 - Physics of Weather, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.5 (Q1-Q10 average); full report

Fall 2020

PHYS 2450 - Physics of Global Climate Change, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3 (Q1-Q10 average); full report

Spring 2020

PHYS 2400 - Physics of Weather, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: no numerical scores b/c of COVID-19; full report (new system), full report (old system)

Fall 2019

PHYS 2450 - Physics of Global Climate Change, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.1 (effectiveness); full report

Spring 2019

PHYS 2400 - Physics of Weather, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.7 (effectiveness); full report

Fall 2018

PHYS 8750-7 - Atmospheric Tides and Planetary Waves, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.7 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 3000/8750 - Introduction to Research, Syllabus PHYS 3000
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.8 (effectiveness) full report

Spring 2018

PHYS 8150 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.6 (effectiveness); full report

Fall 2017

PHYS 8210 - Classical Mechanics I, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 3000/8750 - Introduction to Research, Syllabus PHYS 3000, Syllabus PHYS 8750
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.4 (effectiveness); full report

Spring 2017

PHYS 8150 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3 (effectiveness); full report

Fall 2016

PHYS 8210 - Classical Mechanics I, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.6 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 3000/8750 - Introduction to Research, Syllabus PHYS 3000, Syllabus PHYS 8750
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3 (effectiveness); full report

Spring 2016

PHYS 4650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.0 (effectiveness); full report (poor statistics)
PHYS 4650 (Honors) - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: no responses
PHYS 6650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 5.0 (effectiveness); full report (poor statistics)

Fall 2015

PHYS 2450 - Physics of Global Climate Change, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.2 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 3000/8750 - Introduction to Research, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3 (effectiveness); full report

Spring 2015

PHYS 4650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 5.0 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 4650 (Honors) - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 5.0 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 6650 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 5.0 (effectiveness); full report

Fall 2014

PHYS 4200 - Atmospheric Physics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.0 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 6200 - Atmospheric Physics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 5.0 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 3000/8750 - Introduction to Research, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 3.7 (effectiveness); full report

Spring 2014

PHYS 8150 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.2 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 4990H - Creative Inquiry: Meteorological Impacts on the Energy Budget of the Thermosphere, Syllabus
Stundent Evaluation of Teaching (no student response)

Fall 2013

PHYS 8210 - Classical Mechanics I, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 3000/8750 - Introduction to Research, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.7 (effectiveness); full report

Spring 2013

PHYS 815 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.6 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 875 - Measurement Techniques in Aeronomy and Ionospheric Physics, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching (no student response)

Fall 2012

PHYS 821 - Classical Mechanics I, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.4 (effectiveness); full report

Spring 2012

PHYS 322 - Mechanics II, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.9 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS H322 - Mechanics II (honors section), Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 5.0 (effectiveness); full report

Fall 2011

PHYS 321 - Mechanics I, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.0 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS H321 - Mechanics I (honors section), Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.0 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 621 - Mechanics I (graduate level), Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.5 (effectiveness); full report
PHYS 875 - Introduction to Research, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3 (effectiveness); full report

Spring 2011

PHYS 240 - Physics of Weather, Syllabus
Student Evaluation of Teaching: 4.3 (effectiveness); full report