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About marcreif

I live and teach high school physics in the town I was born in, Fayetteville, Arkansas. My professional interests include modeling instruction and Advanced Placement courses. I also work as a College Board Workshop Consultant, which means I lead Pre-AP and AP Science Teacher workshops. Lately I've also been leading a fair amount of student review sessions for the National Math and Science Initiative. I have a website for students (fysicsfool.info) and another for AP Summer Institute participants (apsifool.info). I tweet infrequently (@marcreif).

Forces

Posted on September 20, 2013 by marcreif

In the last few years, I have started the force unit off with demos, seat experiments, discussions, and conceptual questions. This year I decided to make a summary page for some of the activities we have done. They are first … Continue reading →

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Modeling Terminology

Posted on September 20, 2013 by marcreif

In teaching modeling physics, there is some terminology that is used that I have found confusing. For instance, we (modeling teachers and authors of “Teacher’s Notes” in the modeling materials) talk about the paradigms. The paradigm is a real thing … Continue reading →

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Diff. Eq Review/Cheat Sheet for APPC

Posted on May 2, 2013 by marcreif

Please check it for errors, comments. It doesn’t show solutions for everything, just how to set stuff up. I have mixed feelings about posting this or giving it to students: 1. Likely it’s full of errors that some won’t catch. … Continue reading →

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APlusPhysics – Maxwell’s Equations

Posted on May 2, 2013 by marcreif

Dan Fullerton on Maxwell’s equations, nice summary of what you need to know for AP Physics C E and M exam.

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Dan Meyer – “Math Class Needs a Makeover”

Posted on January 23, 2011 by marcreif

worth watching for both teachers and students  

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