Prof. William Case

 

Campus Phone: 
641-269-3019
Unit (Dept., Office, Center, etc.): 
Position: 
Professor of Physics; 3-2 Engineering Advisor
On-Campus Address: 
Science 1039
Education / Degrees: 
Ph.D. (Physics), 1971, Syracuse University
M.S. (Physics), 1966, Syracuse University
B.S. (Physics), 1963, Syracuse University
Publications: 
TitleURLSynopsis
"Wigner Functions and Weyl Transforms for Pedestrians" William B. Case, American Journal of Physics, 76, 937, (2008).
"The Field Oscillator Approach to Classical Electrodynamics"William B. Case, American Journal of Physics, 68, 800, (2000).
"The Pumping of a Swing from the Standing Position "William B. Case, American Journal of Physics, 64, 215 (1996).
"Time-delay oscillator and instability: A demonstration" William B. Case, American Journal of Physics, 62, 227 (1994).
"On the Interesting Behavior of a Gimbal-Mounted Gyroscope" William B. Case and Michael Shay, American Journal of Physics, 60, 503 (1992).
"The Pumping of a Swing from the Seated Position"William B. Case and Mark A. Swanson, American Journal of Physics, 58, 463 (1990).
Courses Taught: 
Phy-131: General Physics I with Lab
Phy-132: General Physics II with Lab
Phy-180: Bridges, Towers and Skyscrapers
Phy-234: Mechanics
Phy-456: Introduction to Quantum Theory
Phy-457: Advanced Quantum Theory
Primary Academic Interest: 
Fundamental questions of Quantum Mechanics with Anton Zeilinger's group at the University of Vienna
Other Academic Interests: 
Electromagnetic Theory and Plasma Physics
Simple Mechanical Systems and Nonlinear behavior