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mgeorge001
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- How did you find PF?
- Google search for a physics discussion group
I teach math part-time at San Diego City College, and retired last year from work as a physics technician at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California. I am interested in learning, and thought joining a forum might be a good step in that direction.
My PhD in Physics is from University of Washington, and I have worked primarily as a physics technician, but also as a teacher, an applied mathematician, and a software engineer. In physics, I am primarily interested in condensed matter physics, in particle physics and in observational astrophysics.
As an experimental physicist, I am primarily interested in topological phase transitions (quantum Hall effect and topological insulators) and in high Tc superconductivity. My interests are predominately in statistical physics and quantum field theory. I like to discuss and learn about interesting physics, but not necessarily in my areas of focus.
Currently, I just finished my first online ed course this summer teaching a course in Precalculus. I found it to be quite difficult: Teaching a quantitative, abstract subject like physics or math online I find to be considerably challenging beyond the general 40 hour online ed certification course I took prior to teaching the summer. I am working at developing distance learning labs for introductory physics, using robotics. This is a rather huge challenge, especially from the perspective of the programming involved.
I am also currently involved in writing a paper on turbulence and diffusive behavior, with respect to quantum phase transitions. I personally think that recent progress in high Tc superconductivity gives a certain leverage for getting at this, with respect to the importance of the so-called "pseudo-gap".
My PhD in Physics is from University of Washington, and I have worked primarily as a physics technician, but also as a teacher, an applied mathematician, and a software engineer. In physics, I am primarily interested in condensed matter physics, in particle physics and in observational astrophysics.
As an experimental physicist, I am primarily interested in topological phase transitions (quantum Hall effect and topological insulators) and in high Tc superconductivity. My interests are predominately in statistical physics and quantum field theory. I like to discuss and learn about interesting physics, but not necessarily in my areas of focus.
Currently, I just finished my first online ed course this summer teaching a course in Precalculus. I found it to be quite difficult: Teaching a quantitative, abstract subject like physics or math online I find to be considerably challenging beyond the general 40 hour online ed certification course I took prior to teaching the summer. I am working at developing distance learning labs for introductory physics, using robotics. This is a rather huge challenge, especially from the perspective of the programming involved.
I am also currently involved in writing a paper on turbulence and diffusive behavior, with respect to quantum phase transitions. I personally think that recent progress in high Tc superconductivity gives a certain leverage for getting at this, with respect to the importance of the so-called "pseudo-gap".
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