Charles Baily

I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK.

Contact

School of Physics and Astronomy
University of St Andrews
The North Haugh
St Andrews, Fife
KY16 9SS
UK
 
E-mail: crb6 "at" st-andrews.ac.uk

Research

My focus is on curriculum development and investigating student learning in courses beyond the introductory level (specifically, modern physics and electrodynamics). I am also interested in the historical development of quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory. Before coming to St Andrews in 2013, I was a long-time member of the Physics Education Research group at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Papers

• "Conceptual Assessment Tool for Advanced Undergraduate Electrodynamics"
  Charles Baily, Qing X. Ryan, Cecilia Astolfi, and Steven J. Pollock
  Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13, 020134 (2017). pdf  PR-PER


• "Student difficulties regarding symbolic and graphical representations of vector fields"
  Laurens Bollen, Paul van Kampen, Charles Baily, Mossy Kelly, and Mieke De Cock
  Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 13, 020109 (2017). pdf  PR-PER


• "Qualitative investigation into students' use of divergence and curl in electromagnetism"
  Laurens Bollen, Paul van Kampen, Charles Baily, and Mieke De Cock
  Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 12, 020134 (2016). pdf  PR-PER


• "Multiple-response assessment for upper-division electrodynamics"
  Qing X. Ryan, Charles Baily, and Steven J. Pollock
  2016 PERC Proceedings. pdf  PER-Central


• "Student thinking about the divergence and curl in mathematics and physics contexts"
  Charles Baily, Laurens Bollen, Andrew Pattie, Paul van Kampen, and Mieke De Cock
  2015 PERC Proceedings. pdf  PER-Central


• "Teaching Quantum Interpretations: Revisiting the goals and practices of introductory quantum physics courses"
  Charles Baily and Noah D. Finkelstein
  Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 11, 020124 (2015). pdf  PRST-PER


• "Development and Uses of Upper-division Conceptual Assessments"
  Bethany R. Wilcox, Marcos D. Caballero, Charles Baily, Homeyra Sadaghiani, Stephanie V. Chasteen, Qing X. Ryan, and Steven J. Pollock
  Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 11, 020115 (2015). pdf  PRST-PER


• "Enhancing student learning of two-level quantum systems with interactive simulations"
  Antje Kohnle, Charles Baily, Anna Campbell, Natalia Korolkova, and Mark J. Paetkau
  Am. J. Phys 83 (6), 560 (2015) pdf  AJP


• "Student Reasoning About the Divergence of a Vector Field"
  Charles Baily and Cecilia Astolfi
  2014 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre


• "Validation of a Conceptual Assessment Tool in E&M II"
  Qing X. Ryan, Cecilia Astolfi, Charles Baily, and Steven J. Pollock
  2014 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre


• "Investigating the Influence of Visualization on Student Understanding of Quantum Superposition"
  Antje Kohnle, Charles Baily, and Scott Ruby
  2014 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre


• "Developing Tutorials for Advanced Physics Students: Processes and Lessons Learned"
  Charles Baily, Michael Dubson, and Steven J. Pollock
  2013 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre  Course Materials


• "Optimization of Simulations and Activities for a New Introductory Quantum Mechanics Curriculum"
  Antje Kohnle, Charles Baily, Christopher Hooley, and Bruce Torrance
  2013 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre


• "Early Atomic Models - From Mechanical to Quantum (1904-1913)"
  Charles Baily
  Eur. Phys. J. H 38, 1-38 (2013) pdf; final version available at SpringerLink


• "Research-Based Course Materials and Assessments for Upper-Division Electrodynamics (E&M II)"
  Charles Baily, Michael Dubson, and Steven J. Pollock
  2012 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre  Course Materials


• "Interpretive Themes in Quantum Physics: Curriculum Development and Outcomes"
  Charles Baily and Noah D. Finkelstein
  2011 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre  Course Materials


• "Refined Characterization of Student Perspectives on Quantum Physics"
  Charles Baily and Noah D. Finkelstein
  Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Ed. Res. 6, 020113 (2010) pdf  PRST-PER


• "Interpretation in Quantum Physics as Hidden Curriculum"
  Charles Baily and Noah D. Finkelstein
  2010 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre


• "Teaching and Understanding of Quantum Interpretations in Modern Physics Courses"
  Charles Baily and Noah D. Finkelstein
  Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Ed. Res. 6, 010101 (2010) pdf  PRST-PER


• "Quantum Interpretations in Modern Physics Instruction"
  Charles Baily and Noah D. Finkelstein
  2009 PERC Proceedings. pdf  Compadre


• "Development of Quantum Perspectives in Modern Physics"
  Charles Baily and Noah D. Finkelstein
  Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Ed. Res. 5, 010106 (2009) pdf  PRST-PER

Course Materials

Modern Physics course materials website
Contact: Charles Baily via crb6 "at" st-andrews.ac.uk for access to password-protected links.

Advanced Undergraduate Electrodynamics course materials and assessments website
Contact: Charles Baily via crb6 "at" st-andrews.ac.uk or Steve Pollock via steven.pollock "at" colorado.edu for access to password-protected links.