Home Page of Dr. Johnny B. Holmes, Professor of Physics at Christian Brothers University

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Dr. Johnny B. Holmes

Professor of Physics

Christian Brothers University office: AH 004; phone: (901)321-3448

Send e-mail now to jholmes@cbu.edu

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Office Hours (fall 2019) pdf file

Courses being taught this fall (2019)

Courses to be taught this spring (2020)

Other courses recently taught

Spotlight page with basic info about Dr. Holmes

The image is of a watercolor by Evelyn Holmes

School of Sciences newsletters
Featured Alums in the newsletters
First Day at CBU ppt presentation
Demonstration Class (ppt document)
Demonstration Class 2 (ppt document)
Pre-Health Physics Review (ppt document)
Astronomy Slides for presentation on 7/20/2017

Lab Experiments for Physics and Natural Science courses written by Drs. Rel Morgan, John Varriano, Ted Clarke and myself

Physics Computer Homework Programs written by Dr. John Varriano and myself

For the public versions (NOT CBU student versions for credit) of the physics computer homework for Windows, click to download:
Volume 0 Math Review
Volume 1 Mechanics I
Volume 2 Mechanics II
Volume 3 Electricity
Volume 4 Electromagnetism
Volume 5 Light
Volume 6 Relativity & Nuclear Physics

Lab programs for Physics & Astronomy:
Concurrent forces
Help on Acceleration Due to Gravity experiment for PHYS 150L
Help on Acceleration Due to Gravity experiment for PHYS 201L Windows version and DOS version for Mac using DOSBOX
Centripetal Forces
Oscillations
Electric Field Simulation
Conic Sections
Three Body Simulation
Planetary Orbits

Other programs:
Nomenclature program for chemistry (author is Dr. William Busler)
lite version of Nomenclature program for chemistry

Personal information

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Personal Information

Education:
B.S. in Physics from Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Mo. in 1971
M.S. Physics from University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fl. in 1974
Ph.D. Physics from University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fl. in 1976

Experience: (all at C.B.U.)
Assistant Professor of Physics 1976-1979
Associate Professor of Physics 1979-1989
Professor of Physics 1989-present
Chair of Physics Department 1979-1997
Dean of the School of Sciences 1997-2016

Ceremonial first pitch at Redbirds' game on 5/11/2015 Personal:
Married (Sharon) with two children: Brent (born 1990) and Catherine (born 1994).