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Scott Franklin

Professor

School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science

585-475-2536
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Scott Franklin

Professor

School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science

Education

BA, University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Texas

Bio

Soft Condensed Matter

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585-475-2536

Areas of Expertise

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Journal Paper
Alaee, Dina Zohrabi, et al. "How physics textbooks embed meaning in the equals sign." American Journal of Physics 90. 273 (2022): online. Web.
Kornick, Kellianne, Ted Brzinski, and Scott V Franklin. "Excluded area of superellipse sector particles." Physical Review E 104. (2021): 34904. Print.
Hane, Elizabeth N, et al. "Lateral Transfer Maps as a Metacognitive Tool in First Year STEM Courses." CourseSource. (2020): pages are meaningless for web-only articles. Web.
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Published Conference Proceedings
Wilson, Emily C. and Scott V. Franklin. "Who Goes Where: Patterns in Academic Field Switching of Successful College Graduates." Proceedings of the 2020 Physics Education Research Conference. Ed. Steven Wolf, Michael B. Bennett, and Brian W. Frank. Washington, DC: n.p., 2020. Web.
Ryan, Qing X., et al. "Question Characteristics and Students’ Epistemic Framing." Proceedings of the 2020 Physics Education Research Conference. Ed. Steven Wolf, Michael B. Bennett, and Brian W. Frank. Washington, DC: n.p., 2020. Web.
Owens, Lindsay M., et al. "Physics GRE Requirements Create Uneven Playing Field for Graduate Applicants." Proceedings of the 2020 Physics Education Research Conference. Ed. Steven Wolf, Michael B. Bennett, and Brian W. Frank. Washington, DC: n.p., 2020. Web.
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Full Length Book
Franklin, Scott V., Scott V. Franklin, and Mark D. Shattuck. Handbook of Granular Materials. 1 ed. Boca Raton, Florida: Taylor and Francis, 2016. Print.
(ed), Scott Franklin and Mark Shattuck. Handbook of Granular Materials. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: CRC Press, 2016. Print.
Published Article
Trepanier, Melissa and Scott V. Franklin. “Column collapse of granular rods." Physical Review E, 82 (2010): 011308. Print. "  É  *
Clark, Jessica, E. Sayre, and S. Franklin, “Fluctuations in Student Understanding of Newton’s 3rd Law." Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, 2010. n.p. Print. "  É  *

Currently Teaching

PHYS-320
3 Credits
This course serves as an introduction to the mathematical tools needed to solve intermediate and upper-level physics problems. Topics include matrix algebra, vector calculus, Fourier analysis, partial differential equations in rectangular coordinates, and an introduction to series solutions of ordinary differential equations.
PHYS-360
3 Credits
This course introduces basic tools for visualizing the behavior of nonlinear systems. In particular, the students are required to use the computer as an exploratory tool for generating and observing transitions between periodic behavior and chaotic behavior. Most of the course focuses on the driven, damped pendulum as a model dynamical system, but the ideas are readily extended to other systems as well.
PHYS-790
1 - 4 Credits
Graduate-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
PHYS-791
0 Credits
Graduate-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.

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