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The Physics of Everyday Phenomena: A Conceptual Introduction to Physics, 8/e

W. Thomas Griffith, Pacific University
Juliet W. Brosing, Pacific University

About the Authors

Tom Griffith is now Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, having recently retired after 36 years of teaching physics at Pacific. His continued interests in teaching and research mean that he can still be spotted about the halls of the science building or library, and he makes occasional guest appearances with his guitar in physics courses. Over the years he has also enjoyed hiking, bicycling, singing, reading, and performing in stage plays and musical comedies. During his years at Pacific, he has served as Physics Department Chair, Science Division Chair, Interim Dean of Enrollment Management, and Director of Institutional Research among other things, but his primary focus has always been teaching. He has been active in the Oregon Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the Pacific Northwest Association for College Physics (PNACP).

Juliet Brosing, Professor of Physics at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, has taught there for 26 years. Her research interests include nuclear physics, medical physics, and the application of teaching methods grounded in physics’ educational research. She has supported the importance of attracting young women into careers in science by helping to plan and run summer camps for seventh- and eighth-grade girls, during the past 20 years. In 2012 she was named Oregon Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and CASE (the Council for Advancement and Support of Education). She is the proud owner of three potato guns; parties with students at her house usually involve projectiles, lots of noise, and fudge. She remains active in both the state and national American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the Pacific North-west Association for College Physics (PNACP). Above all, Dr. Brosing is dedicated to teaching physics with a positive outlook and methods that encourage and benefit her students, regardless of their chosen field of study.

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