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Department of Physics
St. Mary's College of Maryland
18952 E. Fisher Rd.
St. Mary's City, MD 20686
 Phone: (240) 895-4367
Office: Schaefer 242
Lab: Schaefer 163
 

Current & recent courses

  • College Physics II (PHYS 122)
  • College Physics II lab
  • General Physics I (PHYS 131)
  • General Physics I lab
  • General Physics II (PHYS 132)
  • General Physics II lab
  • Fundamentals of Physics I (PHYS 151)
  • Fundamentals of Physics II (PHYS 152)
  • General Physics III (PHYS 231)
  • Advanced Physics Laboratory (PHYS 312)
  • Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 462)
  • Statistical Mechanics (PHY 473)
  • St. Mary's Project (PHYS 493-494)
  • Atomic Physics Independent Study (PHYS 499)
  • Laser Cooling & Trapping Independent Study (PHYS 499)
  • Electrodynamics Independent Study (PHYS 499)
  • First Year Seminar: It's About Time (CORE 101)
class outside problem solving outside
Problem solving during a class outside. Dan Powell shares his solution with the class.

Courses taught at Adelphi University

  • Perspectives in Physics (PHY100)
  • The Ascent of Physics (PHY130)
  • Electromagnetic Theory (PHY380)
  • Physics Colloquium (PHY401)
  • Independent Study: Laser Cooling & Trapping (PHY490)
  • Independent Study: Laser Cooling & Trapping II (PHY490)
  • Independent Study: Atomic Physics (PHY490)
  • Physics for Science Majors I Lab (PHY111-13)
  • Physics for Science Majors II Lab (PHY112-13)

My current students can find course information and assignments on Blackboard. (password required)

levitating M&Ms
PHY 100 students Joey Faranda and Tricia Cummings (bottom) demonstrate the Bernoulli effect by levitating peanut M&Ms while Ray Lachance watches.