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AAPT Advanced Labs

AAPT Advanced Labs
A website for individuals interested in the development and teaching of all types of upper-division and graduate level instructional physics laboratories.

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The Physics Front organizes resources for new and cross-over teachers into units. View the units here.

The ComPADRE Digital Library is An NSDL Pathway Sponsored in part by NSF grants DUE-0226129 and DUE-0532798.

The ComPADRE Digital Library is a network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education.

Each of our collections contain materials designed for a specific community. Browse below to find a collection right for you.

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For Faculty - General

  • OSP
    Open Source Physics
  • PER-Central
    Physics Education Research
  • PSRC
    Physical Sciences Resource Center
  • PTEC
    Physics Teacher Education Coalition
  • uCOMP
    Computational Physics

For Faculty - Courses


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