Prof. Philip Krasicky ’90, physics, who teaches PHYS 1112: Mechanics and Heat, also agrees that educators are still figuring out the most effective way for students to learn.

Physics is often considered a challenging subject, but effective teaching combined with hands-on experiments can make it ...

All were Harvard students taking an introductory physics class in the fall of 2023, so the findings may not be widely applicable. But students learned more than twice as much in less time when they ...