Physics Unit – Electricity and Electric Fields

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 / Nr

(Teaching Materials) I am sharing a set of instructional materials from my Honors Physics unit on Electricity and Electric Fields. The collection includes lesson materials, mini-lessons, assessments, and laboratory activities designed for a typical high-school physics sequence covering circuits, Coulomb’s Law, and electric fields. The unit follows a logical progression beginning with electric circuits and current, … Continue reading Physics Unit – Electricity and Electric Fields

APEX – A Framework for Smarter Problem Solving

November 18, 2025March 14, 2026 / Nr

We all run into problems—physics problems, real-life emergencies, coding frustrations, lab setups, you name it. The instinct is often to jump straight into action, but that’s usually how mistakes get made. APEX is a simple framework I use in physics and in everyday thinking to slow things down, bring structure to the chaos, and make … Continue reading APEX – A Framework for Smarter Problem Solving

Move a WordPress Site to Azure App Service

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 / Nr

Here is how to move a simple WordPress blog to Azure Web App Service. This method is not the simplest but it works well enough and is pretty clean. Backup Export the database with a tool such as phpMyAdmin. Then zip up all the files from the wp-content folder. Or you could use a commercial … Continue reading Move a WordPress Site to Azure App Service

Add a Data Disk to an Azure Linux Virtual Machine

May 11, 2020June 2, 2020 / Nr

Steps in Brief Audit the disks currently attached Create a new data disk Attach the disk to the virtual machine Prepare the new disk Mount the disk Fix so it automatically mounts Audit the disks currently attached Before adding a new disk, it’s a good idea to see what is there now. This will make … Continue reading Add a Data Disk to an Azure Linux Virtual Machine

Deploy Azure VM using JSON template and PowerShell

May 4, 2020May 17, 2020 / Nr

Azure Resource Manager templates are JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) files that define the infrastructure and configuration for your resources. In this case a virtual machine. Steps in brief Get the virtual machine template files from a known good deployment within Azure portal Edit the parameters.json file Run the deployment in PowerShell Get the template files … Continue reading Deploy Azure VM using JSON template and PowerShell

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Physics • Systems Thinking • Scientific Computing

Physics Unit – Electricity and Electric Fields

APEX – A Framework for Smarter Problem Solving

Move a WordPress Site to Azure App Service

Add a Data Disk to an Azure Linux Virtual Machine

Deploy Azure VM using JSON template and PowerShell