Light can be thought of as either Waves or as particles. The wave approach fits the bill in considering Physical Optics, in which we like to discuss… Read more “Geometric Optics”
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de Broglie’s Hypothesis
What’s the first thing that springs to mind for you when you hear the term Matter Waves? I personally think of the mathematical representation first – where… Read more “de Broglie’s Hypothesis”
The Periodic Table
Ahhhhh, I remember when this table looked like a mysterious collection boxes with archaic symbols and numerical values (that made little to no sense at all).… Read more “The Periodic Table”
The Atom
Waaaaaaay the hell back, when the majority of people lived to be, like, 50 yrs old tops, and when the young’ns all listened to their elder’s explanations… Read more “The Atom”
Ohm’s Law
How did anyone ever figure anything out about anything? Simple! Two ways: 1. By thinking real hard about it (Aristotle and co. were all about that), 2.… Read more “Ohm’s Law”
Energy
Energy is the ability to do Work. That’s what ur mum says too, so it must be true. Eat your green vegetables. But there’s a lot of… Read more “Energy”
Simple Harmonic Motion
In nature, what’s something that you see all the time? Is it light? (don’t be a smart ass) Is it… I’ll just tell youse what I’m getting… Read more “Simple Harmonic Motion”
Bernoulli’s Equation
An ugly af equation that’s mostly useful, yet mostly incomprehensible without the help of a guiding physicist (or fellow physics student). Bernoulli’s relation (for incompressible ideal fluids… Read more “Bernoulli’s Equation”
Dimensional Analysis
Dimensional Analysis does and doesn’t have to do with actual Dimensions (the kind you think of when you’re talking Space) – and really, it sounds a lot… Read more “Dimensional Analysis”
The Speed of Light
Whooooo! It’s the fastest you can go, the so-called “universal speed limit”. What would happen if you went faster than that? Well, you might break reality in… Read more “The Speed of Light”