The first lecture was very interesting and illustrated nicely the importance of peer review in science. It was entitled: The Secret Rulers of the World – the Apollo Moon Landings, Conspiracy Theories and Physics as a “Candle in the Dark” by Anu Ojha, Director of the National Space Academy In our technological society there are […]
Read more "Rugby 2012"Rugby meeting The Annual Meeting for Teachers of Physics in Schools & Colleges 14 June 2012 Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5DW Each year the organising committee, working in co-operation with the education department of the Institute, organises a one-day meeting at Rugby School for teachers of physics in schools and colleges, and in teachers […]
Read more "Rugby meeting 2012"The final activity of the day was a lecture by Dr Olivia Johnson on – How black holes shape the universe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole A typical galaxy contains 100 billions of Suns and has a size of about 100000 light years. A galaxy cluster contains about 10 trillions of Suns and has a size of about 10 […]
Read more "Year 13 Astronomy day at the Royal Greenwich Observatory"When the brilliant lecture on stellar evolution was over the students had a chance to grab some lunch and have a look at the interactive galleries in the astronomy centre. Dinesh, Arjun and Anish trying to produce their own universe. Arjun, Devan and a little friend see how a planet can be identified by a […]
Read more "Year 13 Astronomy study day at the Royal Greenwich Observatory"Astronomy day at the Royal Greenwich Observatory The year 13 physics students were privileged to spend a day at the Royal Greenwich Observatory listening to some excellent lectures and taking part in an activity which allowed them to work out the approximate age of the universe. The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles […]
Read more "Year 13 Astronomy day at the Royal Greenwich Observatory"The final lecture of the day was on dark matter. Unfortunately I don’t have many pictures from this as my camera needed recharging. The lecturer was Dr Pawel Majewski. For further information click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_matter Dark matter is mass that cannot be seen that seems to affect matter. Gravitational lensing involve gravitational fields bending the […]
Read more "Particle Physics Masterclass 2012"In the next activity the students were given actual data from the LHC to analyse. Abdi and Nithus. Antony and Dinesh. Antony and Dinesh getting some guidance. Anish, Arjun and Devan getting some advice.
Read more "Particle Physics Masterclass 2012"After a delicious lunch our afternoon began with a lecture on the large hadron collider by Dr Kristian Harder. Dr Harder began his talk by showing how the scale of experiments to investigate the structure of the atom has increased over time. The next slide is a joke
Read more "Partical Physics Masterclass 2012"The year 13s were given a brilliant tour of ISIS. ISIS experiments use neutrons and muons to investigate the properties of materials at the atomic level. Click here for more information: http://www.isis.stfc.ac.uk/ Dr Dan Faircloth started our visit with a lecture about ISIS. Areas of research carried out at ISIS. ISIS is a giant microscope […]
Read more "Particle Physics Masterclass 2012"The second lecture was given by Professor Bill Scott on the fundamentals of particle physics. There are 12 fundamental matter particles and 12 forces. Gravity is ignored as it is so weak. The professor summarised the basic parts of the atom. The positive proton has a mass equivalent of 938.3 MeV, the neutral neutron has […]
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