Department of Mathematics and Physics

Bradley McCoy, Ph.D., is a recent addition to the faculty of the Department of Mathematics and Physics at APU. His research includes studies of the physics of granular materials and phase transitions in smectic liquid crystals. McCoy uses current advances in physics education research in his teaching methods, with specific emphasis on learning science by group problem solving within the framework of an organized problem solving strategy and by inquiry-based laboratory exercises. He is interested in technical communications in both verbal and written media.