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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 incorporating elements of modeling in AP Physics. I also work as a College Board Workshop Consultant, leading AP Physics Teacher workshops. I coauthored the Teacher Resource Manual for the popular textbook College Physics for the AP Physics 1 & 2 Courses, the AP Physics 2 Curriculum Module, and have contributed to other publications, including The Physics Teacher. I am an AP Physics Exam Reader, and I served as the chair of the College Board SAT Physics Test Development Committee, and a member of the College Board Science Academic Advisory Committee. I was the 2016 College Board Southwest Region AP Award recipient, and a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching in 2021.

Forces

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

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

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

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”

worth watching for both teachers and students  

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