Faculty Profile

Alexander Barr

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Physics
College
College of Science

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2011. 
Major: Physics
Dissertation Title: Chaos, Quasibound States, and Classical Periodic Orbits in HOCl
BS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. 
Major: Physics





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
PHYS 1420.001, General Physics II, Fall 2023 Syllabus
PHYS 1420.201, General Physics II, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.001, Mechanics, Fall 2023 Syllabus
PHYS 1710.004, Mechanics, Fall 2023 Syllabus
PHYS 1710.005, Mechanics, Fall 2023 Syllabus
PHYS 1710.201, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.202, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.203, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.204, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.205, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.217, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.218, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.219, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.221, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.222, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.223, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.224, Mechanics, Fall 2023 
PHYS 1710.225, Mechanics, Fall 2023 


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    PHYS 2220.001, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 2220.003, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 2220.201, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.202, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.203, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.204, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.205, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.211, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.212, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.213, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.214, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.215, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.001, Mechanics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 1710.201, Mechanics, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.202, Mechanics, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.203, Mechanics, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.204, Mechanics, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.205, Mechanics, Spring 2023 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.002, Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 2220.206, Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.207, Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.208, Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.209, Electricity and Magnetism, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.001, Mechanics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 1710.004, Mechanics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 1710.005, Mechanics, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 1710.201, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.202, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.203, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.204, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.205, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.217, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.218, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.219, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.221, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.222, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.223, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.224, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 1710.225, Mechanics, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PHYS 2220.001, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 2220.002, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 2220.004, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 2220.201, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.202, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.203, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 2220.204, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.205, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.206, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.207, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.208, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.209, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.210, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.216, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 2220.217, Electricity and Magnetism, Spring 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    PHYS 3010.001, Modern Physics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHYS 3010.201, Modern Physics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
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out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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