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Chris Wentworth

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
  
 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.
  
 

Student Research Projects: Recent student projects I have assisted with include

  • Developing web-based video analysis software using Flash
  • Experimental and theoretical study of a vibrating string
  • Digital video analysis of a compound bow
  • Acoustical analysis of the Bodhran Drum
  • Sound spectrum analysis of brass and wind instruments
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