Modern Physics

Authors

• Gary N. Felder, Smith College, Massachusetts

  Gary Felder is a Professor of Physics at Smith College, Massachusetts. His research has focused on inflationary cosmology, numerical simulations and the development of computer and written tools for teaching physics concepts. In 2017 he received an SGA Faculty Teaching Award from Smith's Student Government Association in recognition of his excellent teaching and positive impact on the student body. His paper 'The Effects of Personality Type on Engineering Student Performance and Attitudes' received the American Society for Engineering Education 2003 'Best Paper of the Year' Award.

• Kenny M. Felder, Raleigh Charter High School, North Carolina

  Kenny Felder has taught physics and math at Raleigh Charter High, North Carolina, for more than twenty years. He received his Bachelor's degree in Physics with highest honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His book Advanced Algebra II pioneered much of the active learning pedagogy included in this textbook and was described by the Connexions project at Rice University as 'a non-traditional approach to a very traditional subject' that makes 'the world of second-year algebra come alive.' He and Gary Felder also co-authored Mathematical Methods in Engineering and Physics (2016).