The University of Maryland Physics Education Research Group (PERG) is a combined effort of the Physics Department and School of Education. They study the learning and teaching of physics at the high school and university...

This web site contains resources and information about physics demonstrations. Descriptions and pictures of the demonstrations, links to general physics resources for faculty, students, and the general public, and a...

In this plenary lecture, the author gives an historical perspective, identifies present challenges, and evaluates research-based curriculum in physics education. One focus is on the need to provide students with a better...

The Wonders of Physics is designed to stimulate interest in science, and to show people that physics is fun and that science is for everyone. It is a traveling show based in Madison, WI, but does shows all over the...

This site, created by C.T. Chantler of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), gives the interactions of x-rays with isolated atoms, computed within a self-consistent Dirac-Hartree-Fock framework,...