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Sep 6, 2007
Quantum Leaps in Quantum Mechanics and Society
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Robert Allen
Quantum mechanics, philosophy and other sciences explore the fabric of reality and our relevance to it as observers, and the subject is a hit with the public.
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Jun 26, 2007
Billiards and Angular Momentum
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Katharine M. J. Osborne
Physics textbooks often use billiards in examples to explain concepts in mechanics - but they teach you very little about how physics can be used in billiards.
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Mar 10, 2007
Centripetal vs. Centrifugal
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Katharine M. J. Osborne
Centripetal force and centrifugal force are related but often confused.
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Sep 15, 2006
Waves
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Katharine M. J. Osborne
Waves are ubiquitous in the study of physics, and we are intuitively familiar with them from a very early age, but what are they really?
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May 5, 2006
Newton's Third Law
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Katharine M. J. Osborne
Newton's third law states that when one body exerts a force on another body, the second body responds with an equal and opposite force.
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Apr 28, 2006
Newton's Second Law
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Katharine M. J. Osborne
Newton's Second Law describes the relationship between force, mass, and motion, and is an essential tool used to unravel the mysteries of the mechanical Universe.
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Apr 21, 2006
Newton's First Law
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Katharine M. J. Osborne
Newton's First Law, the simplest of Newton's three laws of motion, provides a frame of reference for understanding all motion in the Universe.
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