Warren Christensen

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics
South Engineering 301
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
Tel: (701) 231-6744
Fax: (701) 231-7088
warren.christensen [at] ndsu [dot] edu

Research Interests

• the interplay between students understanding of integrals and derivatives in mathematical contexts and those in physics.
• the development and dissemination of research-based thermal physics curriculum for introductory and upper-level courses in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.
• student understanding and application of mathematical concepts in physics including graphical representation of vectors, especially scalar and vector products.
• student ideas regarding entropy and the second law of thermodynamics, in introductory physics and chemistry courses.
• the evolution of content and pedagogical content knowledge among students throughout a course using published physics education research papers and those studies corresponding research-based materials.