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Consider the following scenario: a student comes to the office hour to ask questions about a physics homework problem they struggled with. The instructor smiles and says, “this problem is trivial”.

America has a physics problem. Research shows that access to physics education varies based on race, gender, sexuality and disability. Physics courses are usually standard offerings in suburban high ...