Course in modern physics for Colombia

The problems on encounters in teaching physics in Colombia have been recognized for a number of years and can be easily generalized to almost every country in Latin America. These problems are sufficiently widespread, reaching not only across international lines but throughout all the levels of the educational system, that they constitute a serious barrier to any educational reform. In what follows, we describe an attempt to meet some of these problems with a modern physics course that orients itself toward the specific weaknesses of the student and the educational system.