Welcome to
Sam Reid's
Homepage
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PhET - The
Physics Education Technology Project
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Model Combination in Multiclass
Classification (PhD)
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Cellular Automata
Interactive Tutorial
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Pixelwar
Android game
Education
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BS in Physics, University of New Mexico, 2000
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BS in Biology, University of New Mexico, 2000
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MS in Physics, University of Colorado, 2003
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MS in Computer Science, University of Colorado, 2005
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PhD in Computer Science, University of Colorado, 2010
Papers/Talks
Regularized
Linear Models in Stacked Generalization, Sam Reid and Greg Grudic, Multiple
Classifier Systems 8th International Workshop, Springer LNCS 5519 112-121 (webpage)
A Study of Educational Simulations Part II - Interface
Design, W. K. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. B. McKagan, K. K.
Perkins, M. Dubson and C. E. Wieman, Journal of Interactive Learning Research,
19(4), 551-577 , October 2008.
A Study of Educational Simulations Part I - Engagement and
Learning, W. K. Adams, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, S. B. McKagan, K. K.
Perkins, M. Dubson and C. E. Wieman, Journal of Interactive Learning Research,
19(3), 397-419 , July 2008.
Developing and Researching PhET simulations for Teaching
Quantum Mechanics, S. B. McKagan, K. K. Perkins, M. Dubson, C.
Malley, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, and C. E. Wieman, American Journal of Physics,
76, 406, May 2008.
PhET: Interactive Simulations for Teaching and Learning
Physics, Katherine Perkins, Wendy Adams, Michael Dubson, Noah
Finkelstein, Sam Reid, Carl Wieman, Ron LeMaster, The Physics Teacher, 44(1),
18 , 2006.
When learning about the real world is better done virtually:
a study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment,
N.D. Finkelstein, W. K. Adams, C. J. Keller, P. B. Kohl, K. K Perkins, N. S.
Podolefsky, S. Reid, R. LeMaster, Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 1, 010103,
2005.
How
Scala Experience Improved our Java Development: A Case Study at PhET
Interactive Simulations, Sam Reid, April 2011 (slides)
Interactive
Science and Math Simulations, Sam Reid, October, 2012 (Presented at Denver
HTML5 User Group)
Honors
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PhET project wins
1st place award for 2007 Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge in
the category of Interactive Media, see article
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PhET project wins
MERLOT award, see article
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Winner in DSWeb
dynamical systems tutorial design, $2000 prize, see article
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