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Posts Tagged ‘Physics’
10 Nov
“DON’T SPILL!” or, How To Keep Your Glass Full Even When It’s Spinning
I can’t believe I haven’t posted on this topic yet!
Rhett, from Dot Physics has a great explanation and videos, so there’s no need for me to reinvent the wheel.
It’s super easy, so try it yourself!
10 Nov
Shoutout: PhysExchange
Here’s a new Physics related forum called PhysExchange. A great way to share ideas and get your questions answered.
Happy Chatting!
10 Nov
Horizontal Projectile Motion Lab
Great idea (as always) from Physics & Physical Science Demos, Labs, & Projects for High School Teachers for a lab where kids try to guess where a projectile will land.
Read it here.
Rhett at Dot Physics has a very similar post which includes some great diagrams.
14 Oct
Eye of the Tiger
I saw this on Monday’s episode of The Big Bang Theory and it made me laugh so much I had to share:
20 Sep
Light & Waves by Dot Physics
Another great post by Rhett at Dot Physics! It’s always difficult to teach the wave-particle duality of light since students (and even teachers) struggle with the abstract reasoning involved. Rhett does a fantastic job with his illustrations and explanations of light as a wave. I’m definitely using this with my students.
Read the article “Light and Waves [...]
16 Aug
Just for Fun: The Effects of Physics on Motorcross
I stumbled across this short article on The Onion. This line caught my attention in particular:
“I’ve had a great run in both professional motocross and Supercross, but the more I learn about kinetic energy, momentum, and ballistics, I’m beginning to think I’ve had a pretty good run of luck.”
*Note: The Onion is almost completely satire [...]
14 Aug
Chevy Volt
I’ve been seeing a lot of commercials for the Chevy Volt lately:
The one that plays on Hulu.com is only an animation of the number “230″, which is the estimated MPG for the Volt. I’ve been wondering how that’s possible, until I read a recent post by Dot Physics.
In “Chevy Voltology“, he [...]
8 Aug
Shoutout: Dot Physics
I LOVE this physics blog I found a few weeks ago! Dot Physics explores all sorts of cool physical situations and describes them using equations and really neat software. One recent post analyzed a guy running up a wall and doing a flip – see it here!
My favorite post so far is written specifically for [...]
