Physics instruction at Cal Poly is conducted in a variety of formats by skilled professionals who focus on building an inclusive and welcoming learning community so that all students achieve proficiency. Learn by Doing is a guiding principle that permeates the physics curriculum. A major emphasis on laboratory investigations, especially at the upper division, complements students' theoretical and computational grounding. At the lower division level, several sections of courses are taught in a studio environment using materials developed on the basis of research on the learning and teaching of physics.

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Senior Projects from 2013

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Experimenting With Polymer Blend Solar Cells and Active Layer Thickness, Ryan Blumenthal

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Counting Photons to Calibrate a Photometer for Stellar Intensity Interferometry, Jason Chew

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Nested Gaussian Laser Beams - A Blue-Detuned One-Dimensional Lattice of Optical Dipole Traps for Quantum Computing, Travis Daniel Frazer

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Nbconvert Refactor, Jonathan Frederic

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ANALYSIS OF AN UNUSUAL LIQUID CRYSTAL PHASE TRANSITION, Loni Ann Fuller

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Atmosphere Observation by the Method of LED Sun Photometry, Gregory Garza

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Michael's Awesome Italian Adventure (With a Bit of Science, Too), Michael W. Haskin

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Organic Polymer Solar Cells: The Effects of Device Packaging on Cell Lifetime, Spencer Herrick

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Field Control of the Surface Electroclinic Effect in Liquid Crystal Displays, Dana Hipolite

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Quantum Programming in Python: Quantum 1D Simple Harmonic Oscillator and Quantum Mapping Gate, Matthew Hoff

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An Inexpensive Scheffler Reflector for Developing Nations, Mike Kim

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Characterization of Planar Wave Guides by Angle-Dependent Excitation of Guided Modes, Edward D. Lunde

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Density Functional Theory and the Calculation of TcMg2O4 Spinel Lattice Parameters, Jon Karlo Macias

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Cataloging Lesson Plans Developed by Pre-Service Science Teachers During a Summer Research Experience, Robert Tollman McLaren

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Contributions to the CUORE Collaboration, Samuel Joseph Meijer

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Investigating Fault Structure Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography, Sara Michelle Monahan

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Modeling the Spectral Energy Distribution of Mrk 421, Randall L. Oglesby

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Contributions to Background Reduction and Computer Simulations for CUORE & CUORE-0, Ivo J. Plamenac

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Computational Analysis of a Bead on a Wire, Kristofer William Schobert