It is the belief of my professor Dr. David Newman that every university student should graduate knowing how to build a website. I had never done any computer-programming before coming to UAF, and lo, here I am, writing code in Notepad. It may not be the best website ever, but I do know how to build one now, and I can add that to the list of life skills I've acquired in Alaska;it's right up there with how to avoid frostbite while skiing home and how not to get attacked by a moose.
Thanks also to Dr. Solie for letting me test this on his DEVS 193 students, and for allowing me to use photos from his class. Now we can all count: 4 pulleys and 5 students to lift him out of the glacier crevasse (otherwise known as the gym at the high school) during the pulley lab. Dr. Solie is always ready for some light-hearted jokes.
The UAF Physics Department was kind enough to loan me their camera to take the photos that appear on this website.
My fellow graduate students took time out of very busy schedules to proofread for me, and many of them also had the pleasure of answering my questions about code.
The Bush Physics students are wonderful! They make my job both a challenge and a pleasure to be at. Real scientists all, they know how to test our labs, demonstrations, textbooks, teaching methods, and patience (grin). I smile every time I get to see them.