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

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 Students
• 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

Selected Research Publications

• “Problem 6, January 2001”, Math. Teach., Reader Reflections, 95, 117; 2002.
• “Calendar Problem 29, May 2001”, Math. Teach. Reader Reflections, 95, 183; 2002.
• “Problem 1, October 2001”, Math. Teach. Reader Reflections, 95, 478; 2002.
• “For n ? 1 …”, Math. Teach. Reader Reflections, 95, 484; 2002.
• “Previous Apparent-Depth Papers”, Phys. Teach. Letter, 41, 4; 2003.
• "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 247, FEBRUARY 2006” Math. Teach. 100, 238 (2006), 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
• 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