Christopher D. Wentworth, Professor of Physics
| Education: | B.S. Duke University, 1979 |
| | Ph.D. Florida State University, 1986 |
Areas of Interest:
| | Courses Taught: Introductory Physics, Modern Physics, Electricity & Magnetism, Heat & Thermodynamics, Mathematical Methods for Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Physical Science (for non-majors), Liberal Arts Seminar |
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| | Research Interests: I have two main areas of ongoing research interest and one developing interest. My main areas of interest include physics education and computational physics of many-body systems. My developing interest is musical acoustics. Computational Physics Web Site |
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| | Student Research Projects: Recent student projects I have assisted with include - Monte Carlo simulation of lattice gas diffusion in a comb structure
- Monte Carlo simulation of lattice gas diffusion in an energetically layered structure
- Monte Carlo simulation of lattice gas diffusion in a box fractal
- Mechanics of track and field events
- Physics of basketball
- Acoustical analysis of the Bodhran Drum
- Sound spectrum analysis of brass and wind instruments
- Developing web-based video analysis software using Flash
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Curriculum Vitae: pdf