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John F. Goehl, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Physics

John F. Goehl, Jr., Ph.D.Ph.D. in Physics, University of Notre Dame, 1969.
BS in Physics, University of Notre Dame, 1962.

Joined Barry: August 1977.

Courses

  • CHE 240 / PHY 240/ MAT 240 History / Philosophy of Science for Honor Studen ts
  • PHY 201, PHY 201L General College Physics with Lab, I
  • PHY 202, PHY 202L General College Physics with Lab, II
  • PHY 211, PHY 211L University Physics with Lab, I
  • PHY 212, PHY 212L University Physics with Lab, II
  • PHY 300 Special Topics in Physics
  • PHY 395, PHY 495 Research

Research Interests

  • Pedagogical research in physics
  • Problems in undergraduate physics
  • Mathematical problems in number theory
  • Problems in undergraduate mathematics

Selected Research Publications

  • "Problem 28, April 2000" Math. Teach. 95, 84 (2002), Reader Reflections
  • "Problem 23, December 2000" Math. Teach. 95, 117 (2002), Reader Reflections
  • “Problem 6, January 2001”, Math. Teach. 95, 117 (2002) Reader Reflections
  • “Calendar Problem 29, May 2001”, Math. Teach. 95, 183 (2002) Reader Reflections
  • “Problem 1, October 2001”, Math. Teach. 95, 478 (2002) Reader Reflections
  • “For n ≠ 1 …”, Math. Teach. 95, 484 (2002) Reader Reflections
  • “Previous Apparent-Depth Papers”, Phys. Teach. 41, 4 (2003), Letter
  • "Correction” Math. Teach. 96, 85 (2003), Reader Reflections
  • "Other pseudo-inverse functions” Math. Teach. 96, 164 (2003), Reader Reflections
  • "Pythagorean Triples" Math. Teach. 96, 308 (2003), Reader Reflections (response)
  • "Problem 6, January 2001" Math. Teach. 96, 343 (2003), Reader Reflections (response)
  • "Alternative Projectile Experiment", Phys. Teach. 41, L-4 (2003), letter (online)
  • "Square Investigations" Math. Teach. 96, 533 (2003), Reader Reflections
  • "A Spring Fling", Phys. Teach. 42, 55 (2004), Physics Challenges
  • "Pythagorean triples", Math. Teach. 97, 163 (2004), Reader Reflections
  • "Commuting polynomials", Math. Teach. 97, 206 (2004), Reader Reflections (response)
  • "More digits of n", Math. Teach. 97, 242 (2004), Reader Reflections
  • "Problem 20, September 2002", Math. Teach. 97, 309 (2004), Reader Reflections
  • "Problem 27, January 2003", Math. Teach. 97, 350 (2004), Reader Reflections
  • "Problem 27, November 2003", Math. Teach. 98, 54 (2004), Reader Reflections
  • "A Picture Is Worth 137 Words", Phys. Teach. 42, S1 (2004), Physics Challenges
  • "Learning from Our Students", Phys. Teach. 43, 197 (2005), Letter
  • "Triples, Quartets, Pentads", Math. Teach. 98, 580 (2005), Reader Reflections
  • “The Slide Rule”, Phys. Teach. 43, (2005), December 2005 Physics Challenge
  • “Cubic Vertices Revisited”, Math. Teach. 99, 390 (2006), Reader Reflections
  • “Pythagorean Triples”, Math. Teach. 100, 91 (2006), Reader Reflections
  • “VERTICES AND x-INTERCEPTS OF PARABOLAS (II)”, Math. Teach. 100, 171 (2006), Reader Reflections
  • “Neither Here Nor There”, Phys. Teach. 44, (2006), September 2006 Physics Challenge
  • “PROBLEM 24, FEBRUARY 2006”, Math. Teach. 100, 238 (2006), Reader Reflections
  • "PROBLEM 22, NOVEMBER 2006", Math. Teach. 101, 166 (2007), Reader Reflections
  • "NUMBER PATTERN EXPLAINED", Math. Teach. 101, 247 (2007), Reader Reflections
  • "TRIANGLES AND TRIANGLE AREA, CONTINUED", Math. Teach. 102, 647 (2009), Reader Reflections
  • “PROBLEM 12, SEPTEMBER 2008 CALENDAR” Math. Teach. 103, 9 (2009), Reader Reflections, with C. D. Akel
  • “MORE ON STRANGE ELLIPSES” Math. Teach. 103, 94 (2009), Reader Reflections
  • “Pythagorean triangles with square of perimeter equal to an integer multiple of area” Forum Geometricorum 9, 281 (2009)
  • “MULTINOMIAL EXPANSION” Math. Teach. 104, 404 (2011), Reader Reflections

Selected Conference Presentations

  • 128th National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Miami Beach, January 26, 2004: “Relativistic Elastic Collisions in One Dimension – an Undergraduate Discussion” (coauthored with Dr. Mysore Jagadish)
  • Florida Section Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Sante Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida, April 3, 2004: “Block on an incline, μk from a linear plot”
  • Florida Section Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Florida International University in Miami, Florida, April 9, 2005: “Boatload of Pennies Revisited”

Honors / Awards

  • Winner of the February 2005 contest: Physics Challenges for Teachers and Students announced in the Physics Teacher 43, 312 (2005)
  • Professional Achievement Award, 2004 - 2005
  • Twenty-Five Years of Dedicated Service, 2002
  • Outstanding Support for the Athletic Program, 1994 - 1995
  • Professional Achievement Award, 2006 - 2007
  • Professional Achievement Award, 2007 - 2008
  • Thirty Years of Dedicated Service, 2007

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of Physics Teachers
  • Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Chemistry Honor Society

Contact Information

Office: Wiegand 127
Telephone: 305-899-3436
Fax: 305-899-3479
E-mail: jgoehl@mail.barry.edu