Welcome to 2024 and a new year of The Physics Teacher! As we wind down our collection of papers on teaching about climate change in the introductory physics classroom, I hope that you will take some time to peruse the collection in retrospect … I know that I continue to find things that aid me as I try to incorporate more of the essential physics of climate change issues into my classes.
Also in this issue you’ll find another installment in Joe Redish’s series on “Using Math in Physics,” a series that includes some of the most popular (read, most-often downloaded) articles in recent years. Entitled “Telling the Story,” this contribution provides powerful arguments that storytelling is a fundamental tool in the mathematical toolbelt, and offers five techniques to help students build their storytelling tools.
Finally, in 2025, The Physics Teacher will join in the celebration of the 100th...
