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William Case, Ph.D.
Prof. William Case
Professor of Physics
3-2 Engineering Program, Advisor

Science 1039
Offc. 641.269.3019
case@grinnell.edu

Courses for 2009-2010
  • Phy-131-01: General Physics I (Fall)
  • Phy-131L-02 & -04: General Physics I - Lab (Fall)
  • Phy-132-02: General Physics II with Lab (Spring)
  • Phy-234-01: Mechanics (Spring)
  • Phy-457-01: Advanced Quantum Theory (Spring)
Research Interests
  • Fundamental questions of Quantum Mechanics with Anton Zeilinger's group at the University of Vienna. http://www.quantum.at/zeilinger/
  • Electromagnetic Theory and Plasma Physics
  • Simple Mechanical Systems and Nonlinear behavior
Tutorial on the Physics of Pumping a Swing
Click here for the tutorial

Publications
  • "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).
Education
  • B.S. (Physics), 1963, Syracuse University
  • M.S. (Physics), 1966, Syracuse University
  • Ph.D. (Physics), 1971, Syracuse University


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