I am giving a talk at the Fall 2026 meeting of Michigan AAPT titled “Exercise 0: Teaching Classical Mechanics Alongside the Labor, Credit, and Politics of Physics.” Exercise 0 is the first problem on every homework in my PHY 321 (Classical Mechanics I) course at Michigan State University. Across eight short assignments, students engage with questions about whose labor builds physics, how we credit scientific work, who has access to knowledge, and whose land and sky our telescopes use. The physics content doesn’t shrink, and students aren’t told what to conclude. They are asked to decide how they want to take part in physics. In the talk I shared the design, examples of student responses (over 90% completion), and what I would change next time, mainly adding in-class discussion. ...

The book ‘Computing in Physics Education’ is now available online. It is available in PDF, EPUB, and HTML; print copies can be ordered on demand.

The first chapter of the book ‘Computing in Physics Education’ is now available online. This chapter introduces the key themes and objectives of the book, setting the stage for the contributions from various educators.

OER Forge is an open educational resource (OER) platform that I developed to facilitate the creation, sharing, and dissemination of high-quality educational materials. The platform is designed to be user-friendly and accessible, allowing educators and learners to easily find and use resources that meet their needs.

I’m excited to announce that the book ‘Computing in Physics Education’ has been submitted to the Institute of Physics for publication. This edited volume features contributions from educators around the world who are integrating computing into their physics courses.