Michael C. Wittmann
Assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Cooperating assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development
Co-director and founder of the UMaine Physics Education Research Laboratory.
Michael C. Wittmann
Department of Physics and Astronomy
5709 Bennett Hall
University of Maine
Orono ME 04401-5709
tel: Michael C. Wittmann: 207 - 581 - 1237
fax: 207 - 581 - 3410
Sabbatical
In the 2007-2008 academic year, I am on sabbatical in Salzburg, Austria, as resident director of the New England Universities Salzburg Exchange Program.
Appointments
Check out my calendar (containing work appointments, and days on which I am traveling):Research
My activities include research into student reasoning about and with physics, curriculum development, and teaching (pre- and in-service teachers, introductory and advanced physics courses).
- Papers, presentations, talks, and workshops
- Education and teaching experience
- Miscellaneous academic information
Teaching
I teach or have taught the following courses.
- PHY 105: Descriptive Physics
- PHY 111: Introductory Physics
- PHY 238: Mechanics
- PHY 598 (also called SMT 501 and 502 in the Master of Science in Teaching Program): Integrated Approaches in Physics Education
- SMT 500: Educational Psychology with Applications to Science and Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Personal pages
Personal web pages contain (mostly outdated) information about:
- Annelana Margaret Wittmann, born 2004 April 14
- Sofia Laura Wittmann, born 2001 March 31
- Music and radio DJing
- Computing
- Good beer
- Stupid quotes
- Art, news, and information
- Philosophies