The Expert TA – Physics Video Series

Our Physics Video Library

Whether you are looking for videos to supplement what you do in your lecture or for full lecture replacements, our video collection offers comprehensive coverage for both Algebra and Calculus-based Introductory Physics. The co-authors of this series have implemented the Flipped Classroom at their institutions; the videos they and their colleagues use in their respective courses as lecture replacements serve as the basis for the Expert TA video series.

We are excited to expand on this foundation and integrate the physics video series into Expert TA’s robust and reliable homework solution. This integration includes the ability to make the videos assignable, allowing instructors to monitor student progress. The video checkpoint questions leverage the sophistication of Expert TA’s homework system, including: automatically-graded Free Body Diagrams, symbolic expressions with true partial credit grading, feedback based on a data-mining process, and an advanced Academic Integrity tool suite.

The Cost is free for instructors and is $15.00 per semester for students when purchased as a stand-alone product. When the video series is combined with the Expert TA Online Homework system the cost for students is only $45 per semester.

Sample Videos

Video Title: Vectors: More Vector Manipulation Professor: Dr. Ameya Kolarkar Time: 5 min 57 sec	Video Title: 1-D Motion: Deriving Kinematic Equations Professor: Dr. Chris Duston Time: 11 min 37 sec
Video Title: Coulomb’s Law: An Introduction Professor: Dr. Chris Duston Time: 7 min 35 sec	Video Title: Application of Gauss’s Law Professor: Dr. Ameya Kolarkar Time: 3 min 04 sec

More About the Collection

The videos help bring these concepts to life using animation and graphical representations to help reinforce core topics.

Preparation: For instructors on the flipped class model, the video introduce students to key concepts before they arrive to the classroom.
Assignable: Videos can be integrated into assignments with checkpoint questions, a feature that is useful for instructors who want to ensure students have paid the appropriate attention to the topic.

Accessibility: The video collection, even in assignable form, has been developed to work across all platforms, including mobile.
Flexibility: Students can access the materials at their own pace allowing learning to fit within their busy schedules.
Video Length: Studies indicate that video length matters, a fact that is predominantly driven by student attention. Rather than a 30 minute video, the same content should be covered with four to five shorter videos, each having associated checkpoint questions designed to determine if students are understanding the material.

About the Authors

Dr. Ameya Kolarkar: Dr. Kolarkar is a Lecturer and Physics Education Researcher at Auburn University’s Physics Department. He is also the co-founder and coordinator of Auburn’s Learning Assistant Program. “Dr. K” takes a creative and innovative approach to make students learn better. He has helped lead the flipped classroom at Auburn, and he regularly brings together faculty to collaborate on new innovative ideas for influencing instruction.

Dr. Chris Duston: Dr. Christopher Duston is a leading faculty member at Merrimack College. He joined the physics department there shortly after receiving his Ph.D. in physics from Florida State University. While at FSU he learned to teach in a highly engaged studio classroom format, and was hired on by Merrimack to bring the same instructional practices to their department. He earned his M.S. in astronomy and astrophysics from Pennsylvania State University and a B.S. in astrophysics from the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Christopher Duston is the current content director for Expert TA.

Webinar Recording

	On October 12^th, 2018 Expert TA’s CEO, along with the Co-Authors of the collection offered an overview of the new Physics Video Series and discussed how this new resource integrates into the Expert TA learning platform.

Physics I

Topic	Number of Videos	Total Video Time
Units and Physical Quantities	4	22 min
Vectors	2	08 min
1D Motion	9	46 min
2D Motion	5	23 min
Newton’s Laws	16	01 hr 20 min
Circular Motion	2	14 min
Work and Kinetic Energy	8	37 min
Potential Energy and Mechanical Energy	13	01 hr 39 min
Momentum, Impulse, and Collisions	5	38 min
Rotation of a Rigid Object	16	58 min
Rotational Motion Dynamics	4	27 min
Equilibrium and Elasticity	8	49 min
Periodic Motion	5	39 min
Gravitation	5	29 min
Fluid Mechanics	6	16 min
Temperature	11	01 hr 0 min

Physics II

Topic	Number of Videos	Total Video Time
Electric Charge and Electric Fields	5	29 min
Gauss’s Law	3	10 min
Electric Potential	4	22 min
Current and Resistance	4	25 min
DC Circuits	4	28 min
Sources of the Magnetic Field	6	38 min
Faraday’s Law	3	16 min
Electromagnetic Waves	3	08 min
Interference of Light Waves	3	10 min
Special Relativity	1	09 min

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Hector Mireles, Associate Professor of Physics, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA

I went with Expert TA because I had been using a publisher’s system and all of the answers to all of the questions were available on Google.
Simon C. Capstick, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

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