What is Physics?

Physics is the study of nature. It is the art of asking questions and observing Mother Nature until she answers. Physics instructors at GRCC believe that students learn best when they are challenged to ask those questions and find answers for themselves. 

GRCC physics students often can't find the boundary between lecture and lab class. Computers and equipment fill both classrooms. The best teachers are students with equipment in their hands. GRCC physics  students are encouraged to  ask each other and teach each other as they teach themselves.

• GRCC Engineering and Physics clubs launch rockets from Enumclaw. The full story with pictures is here...

• Deadline for summer undergraduate research scholarships at the UW is
  March 1. You get to work on projects in astrophysics, cosmology, atomic physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter, particle physics, biological physics or physics education.  There is a stipend of $4000 for the 10 week program, dormitory housing and pre-paid meal cards that cover most food expenses. Travel costs up to $500 will also be reimbursed. More details can be found at: http://int.phys.washington.edu/REU/index.html
  
  See Keith Clay or Ajay Narayanan if you have questions.

• GRCC Physics Student wins National Honor!!!

• The president and board of trustees of GRCC has named the new state-of-the-art science building after longtime GRCC physics instrucotr Marv Nelson. Click here for the full story...  .

• The GRCC student chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS), has been honored as one of three outstanding chapters in the northwest. The "physics club", as they are often called, meets for social events, teaches in local schools, and visits sites of scientific interest. Click here for the full story... 
  Or better yet, contact chapter advisor Ajay Narayanan if you want to get involved. Click on SPS, or  CONTACT above...

• The GRCC Physics Department has been honored by the American Association of Physics Teachers as one of ten exemplary two-year college physics programs in the country. The 2005 report on Strategic Programs for Innovation in Undergraduate Physics praises GRCC for the success of women and minorities and for the use of inquiry in the classroom. Click here for the full story.
   
• GRCC also hosts the official website of the American Association of Physics Teachers Two-Year College Commitee.