Caltech Project for Effective Teaching Seminar - Prof. Steven Frautschi

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

5:00pm to 6:00pm

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)

Teaching Phys 1 and Other Courses at Caltech

Steven Frautschi, Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus, Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, Caltech,

Professor Frautschi, recipient of the 2013-2014 Feynman Teaching Prize, will share his experiences from an illustrious career of teaching at Caltech. From the Feynman teaching prize announcement:

Students describe Frautschi as "amazing," "awesome," and "beyond helpful." They enjoy his "use of uncommon real-world examples" along with his "awesome Converse shoes," and they say "learning from him is a blast." Others go even further. A biology major confesses, "I used to absolutely hate physics because I thought it was too difficult and useless, but Frautschi really clarified my understanding and sparked my interest in physics." Now, says this student, "I wouldn't be opposed to being a physics major solely because of him." Another student says simply, "I want to be like Professor Frautschi when I grow up."

See more at: http://www.caltech.edu/content/theoretical-physicist-wins-feynman-prize-excellence-teaching#sthash.2vxE6DaN.dpuf

Learn more about CPET and the seminar series: http://teachlearn.caltech.edu/cpet

For more information, please contact CPET by email at cpet@caltech.edu.

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