Steven Pollock

Ph.D., Stanford University

University of Colorado at Boulder

Dr. Steven Pollock is Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He earned his B.S. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his master’s degree and Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford University.

Prior to taking his position at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Professor Pollock was a senior researcher at the National Institute for Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Professor Pollock is the recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship and the University of Colorado’s Boulder Faculty Assembly Teaching Excellence Award. He has taught a wide variety of physics courses at all levels, from introductory physics to advanced nuclear and particle physics, with an intriguing recent foray into the physics of energy and the environment.

Professor Pollock is the author of the multimedia textbook Physics I. He became a Pew/Carnegie National Teaching Scholar in 2001, and is a member of the American Physical Society-Nuclear Physics Division and the American Association of Physics Teachers. He has presented both nuclear physics research and his scholarship on teaching at numerous conferences, seminars, and colloquia.

Save Up To $185	Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos Professor Steven Pollock In Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos, Professor Steven Pollock translates the language of the remarkable science that, in only 100 years, has unlocked the secrets of the basic forces of nature. You will become familiar with the fundamental particles that make up all matter, from the tiniest microbe to the sun and stars. You will also learn the "rules of the game"—the forces the particles feel and the ways they interact—that underlie the workings of the universe.

Save Up To $205	Great Ideas of Classical Physics Professor Steven Pollock Classical physics is about making sense of motion, gravity, light, heat, sound, electricity, and magnetism, and seeing how these phenomena interweave to create the rich tapestry of everyday experience. You already know more physics than you think, says award-winning science educator Steven Pollock. He discusses brilliant thinkers Galileo, Newton, Faraday, and Maxwell to show you that classical physics is an elegant system describing how the world is put together.

	Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe & Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos (Set) Professor Steven Pollock Embark on a rewarding and richly illustrated journey to the largest and smallest corners of the known universe with this fascinating two-course set. First, decipher grand cosmological mysteries such as dark matter, cosmic inflation, and the birth of galaxies in Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe. Then, become familiar with the fundamental particles that make up all the matter around you in Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos.

	The Science Of The Next 100 Years (Set) Professor Steven Pollock Science, more than any other field of human study, is home to lightning-fast changes with the power to instantly revolutionize our understanding of the universe. So what are the scientific ideas that will occupy headlines and news stories for the next 100 years? What effects will they have on the way you think about—and live in—the world around you? The courses featured in this special section are your quick and easy way to finally make sense of these undeniably fascinating and important subjects. Shrink down and examine the microscopic realm of quantum mechanics, learn how scientists use chaos theory to grasp how complex systems work, journey to the heart of a supermassive black hole, and more.

	Particle Physics for Non-Physicists & Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution (Set) Professor Steven Pollock Investigate awe-inspiring concepts in modern physics with two expert scientists. In Particle Physics for Non-Physicists, get an accessible look at the quantum world of quarks, neutrinos, and other basic forces of the universe. In Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition, grasp the fascinating concepts of relativity and quantum physics in a way that any interested person can understand.

	Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe & Particle Physics for Non-Physicists (Set) Professor Steven Pollock Peer into the dark and infinitely small corners of our universe in these two eye-opening science courses. A theoretical physicist tells the absorbing story of dark matter and dark energy—the two most eagerly studied subjects in astronomy and particle physics today—in Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe. Then, unlock the secrets of the universe with Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos, an equally accessible look at the quantum world of quarks, neutrinos, and more.

	Quantum Mechanics: The Physics of the Microscopic World & Particle Physics for Non-Physicists (Set) Professor Steven Pollock Let two award-winning professors take you on an enlightened journey through some of the universe's most profound—and smallest—scientific mysteries. Quantum Mechanics: The Physics of the Microscopic World gives you the logical tools you need to grasp the paradoxes and astonishing insights contained in the particle world. Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos introduces you to the fundamental particles that make up matter, and the amazing ways these particles interact.

	Impossible: Physics beyond the Edge & Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos (Set) Professor Steven Pollock Plunge into some of the most revolutionary—and even mind-bending—concepts and topics in contemporary physics with this fascinating two-course set. In Impossible: Physics beyond the Edge, probe the nature of the impossible from many points of view and discover that hovering over a black hole, trying to reverse the flow of time, and other adventures make for an excellent education in the laws of nature. Then, become familiar with the fundamental particles that make up matter, the ways in which these particles interact, and the field's great discoveries and pioneers with Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos.

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