Finding Aid to the Harvard Project Physics publications and reports, 1962-1982Niels Bohr Library & Archives 1.0 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse College Park, MD 20740 USA nbl@aip.org
2009 Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2006. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process. Finding aid is written in English Description of the CollectionHarvard Project Physics. Harvard Project Physics publications and reports, 1962-1982. American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. 7.5 linear feet1 manuscript box, 7 records boxes AR1997346 English Records of the Harvard Project Physics project. Selected Search Terms

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Harvard Project Physics. Curriculum planning Physics. Study and teaching. Historical Note

Harvard Project Physics, in existence from 1964 to 1972, involved personnel from the Physics Dept., Faculty of Education and outside Harvard. Its funding was external. The purpose of the project was to develop curriculum for secondary and college physics courses, and an introductory physics course designed for non-science majors.

Scope and Contents of Collection

This collection documents the workings of the Harvard Project Physics programs, and includes copies of different versions of units of the Text and Handbook, Reader, Supplementary Units, Student Workbooks, Handbook, Appendix, Tests, Film Guide, Experiments and Equipment, Teacher's Resource Book, Overhead Transparencies, and sales/publisher's materials. While this collection includes primarily versions of published materials, there are also some letters commenting on the project. Duplicates have been removed. The materials from John Rigden may have been used as part of experimental courses taught during the developmental stages of the course.

 Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

Series I: Publications and reports

This series is arranged chronologically.

 Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

 Restrictions on Use of Collection

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Received from John Rigden (1997) and the Niels Bohr Library (1999).

 Processing Information

Jennifer Sullivan 2006.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Harvard Project Physics publications and reports. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

 Container List Series I: Publications and reports 11 Maxwell’s equations - handwritten article, undated 12 Index - page 247, undated 13 Educational Services Incorporated newsletter, 1962 14 Educational Services Incorporated Quarterly Report - Winter, 1962-1963 15 Teacher’s Guide to the PSSC films, 1963 16 Educational Services Incorporated Quarterly Report Fall -Winter, 1963 17 Newsletter 1 - Fall, 1964 18 Educational Services Incorporated-Review of current programs, 1965 19 Newsletter 2 - Spring, 1965 110 Rosenbaum’s criticism of edition 1, 1965 111 An Introduction to Physics- Concepts of Motion and Motion in the Heavens (Units 1 and 2), 1965 112 An Introduction to Physics-Conservation and Chaos, Waves and Fields (Units 3 and 4), 1965 113 An Introduction to Physics-Models of the Atom and the Nucleus (Units 5 and 6), 1965 114 Appendix, 1965 115 Tests units 1 and 2 - Form A, 1965 116 Physical Science Study Committee Teacher’s Resource Book and Guide, parts I and II, 1966 117 The Physics Teacher volume 4, numbers 1 January and 2 February, 1966 118 The Physics Teacher volume 4, numbers 3 March, 4 April, and 5 May , 1966 119 Newsletters 3 and 4 Spring and Winter, 1966 120 Physics Reader About Science, Unit 1, 1966 121 Physics Reader Units 2 and 3, 1966 122 Educational Services Incorporated Quarterly Report, 1966 123 Teacher’s Resource and Guide Part IV, 1966 124 Unit 3 Test - Form A, 1966 125 Unit 3 Test - Answers, 1966 21 An Introduction to Physics - Units 1 and 2 - Concepts of Motion, Motion in the Heavens, 1966 22 An Introduction to Physics - Units 3 and 5 - Energy, Models of the Atom, 1966 23 An Introduction to Physics - Unit 6 - The Nucleus, 1966 24 Text and Student Workbook - Vectors, 1966 25 Text and Student Workbook - Velocity and Acceleration, Review of Graphs, 1966 26 Progress report, 1967 27 Comments on Teacher Education, Number 1, 1967 28 The Physics Teacher - progress report, 1967 29 Physical Science teaching tips from The Science Teacher, 1967 210 Spring and Winter newsletters, 1967 211 Texts - Vectors and The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases, 1967 212 Sky photographs for Mars and Orbit of Mars Experiment, 1967 213 An Introduction to Physics - Unit 1 - Concepts of Motion, 1967 214 An Introduction to Physics - Unit 2 - Motion in the Heavens, 1967 215 An Introduction to Physics - Unit 4 - Fields and Waves, 1967 216 Supplemental unit Elementary Particles, 1967 217 Supplemental Unit Discoveries in Physics, 1967 218 Laboratory experiments and equipment, 1967 219 Overhead projection transparencies - Unit 3, 1967 220 Overhead transparencies - Unit 4, 1967 221 People and Particles film guide and notes, 1967 222 Tests Unit 1 and 2 Concepts of Motion and Motion in the Heavens, 1967 31 Tests Unit 3 The Triumph of Mechanics, 1967 32 Reader - Concepts of Motion and Motion in the Heavens, 1967 33 Reader - Triumph of Mechanics, 1967 34 Reader - Light and Electromagnetism, 1967 35 Reader - Models of the Atom, 1967 36 Reader - The Nucleus, 1967 37 Teacher Guide 1, 1968-1969 38 Teacher Guide 1, 1968-1969 39 Teacher Guide 2, 1968-1969 310 Teacher Guide 2, 1968-1969 311 Teacher Guide 3, 1968-1969 312 Teacher Guide 3, 1968-1969 313 Teacher Guide 4, 1968-1969 314 Teacher Guide 4, 1968-1969 315 Teacher Guide 5, 1968-1969 41 Teacher Guide 6, 1968-1969 42 Handbook 1 Concepts of Motion, 1968 43 Handbook 2 Motion in the Heavens, 1968 44 Handbook 3 The Triumph of Mechanics, 1968 45 Handbook 4 Light and Electromagnetism, 1968 46 Handbook 5 Models of the Atom, 1968 47 Handbook 6 The Nucleus, 1968 48 Reader 1 Concepts of Motion, 1968 49 Reader 2 Motion in the Heavens, 1968 410 Reader 3 The Triumph of Mechanics, 1968 411 Reader 4 Light and Electromagnetism, 1968 412 Reader 5 Models of the Atom, 1968 413 Reader 6 The Nucleus, 1968 51 Teacher Guide 1 Concepts of Motion, 1968-1969 52 Teacher Guide 1 Concepts of Motion, 1967-1968 53 Text 2 Motion in the Heavens, 1968-1969 54 Teacher Guide 6 The Nucleus, 1968 55 Teacher Guide 6 The Nucleus, 1968 56 Text 1 Concepts of Motion, 1968 57 Text 2 Motion in the Heavens, 1968 58 Text 3 The Triumph of Mechanics, 1968 59 Text 4 Light and Electromagnetism, 1968 510 Text 5 Models of the Atom, 1968 511 Text 6 The Nucleus, 1968 512 Waves part I, 1968 513 Waves part II, 1968 514 Spring newsletter 7, 1968 515 Winter newsletter 8, 1968-1969 516 Project Physics laboratory, experiment, and equipment, 1968 517 Project Physics description and price list, 1969 518 “Evaluation of Harvard Project Physics Course, Interim Report” February 3, 1969 519 Equipment operating procedures, 1969 520 Winter newsletter, 1969-1970 521 William Stiles’ Review of HPP, 1970 522 Handbook, 1970 523 Reader 1 Concepts of Motion, 1970 524 Reader 2 Motion in the Heavens, 1970 525 Text and Handbook 1 Concepts of Motion, 1970 61 Text and Handbook 2 Motion in the Heavens, 1970 62 Text and Handbook 3 The Triumph of Mechanics, 1970 63 Text and Handbook 4 Light and Electromagnetism, 1970 64 Text and Handbook 5 Models of the Atom, 1970 65 Text and Handbook 6 The Nucleus, 1970 66 Tests 1-6 (1:Concepts of Motion, 2:Motion in the Heavens, 3:The Triumph of Mechanics, 4:Light and Electromagnetism, 5:Models of the Atom, 6:The Nucleus), 1970 67 Teacher Resource Book 1 Concepts of Motion, 1970 68 Teacher Resource Book 2 Motion in the Heavens, 1970 69 Catalog and order form, 1970 610 Spring newsletter number 10, 1971 611 Programmed instruction, Vectors 1, 1971 612 Programmed instruction, Equations 1, 1971 613 Reader 3 The Triumph of Mechanics, 1971 614 Reader 4 Light and Electromagnetism, 1971 615 Reader 5 Models of the Atom, 1971 616 Reader 6 The Nucleus, 1971 71 Supplemental unit A Elementary Particles, 1971 72 Introduction to the teacher resource book pamphlet, 1971 73 Part of a teacher resource packet (D37-D46), Prior to 1971 74 Teacher Resource Book 3 The Triumph of Mechanics, 1971 75 Teacher Resource Book 4 Light and Electromagnetism, 1971 76 Teacher Resource Book 5 Models of the Atom, 1971 77 Teacher Resource Book 6 The Nucleus, 1971 78 Harvard University Newsletter #3 of Program on Public Conceptions of Science, 1973 79 Introducing the Project Physics Course, 1973 710 Supplemental unit, Discoveries in Physics, 1973 711 Programmed instruction - Waves and Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases, 1974 712 Posters and buyer’s guide, 1975 713 Introducing the Second Edition publication and order forms, 1975 714 Supplemental Unit, The Nucleus, 1975 715 Buyer’s guide, 1975 716 Handbook, 1975 717 Resource book, 1975 718 Texts, 1975 719 Education Development Center annual report, 1976 720 Handbook, 1981 721 The Astronomers - W.M. Keck Foundation, 1990 81 Resource book, 1981 82 Individualized P.S.S.C. Physics 8th revision (1 of 2), 1982 83 Individualized P.S.S.C. Physics 8th revision (2 of 2), 1982