Physics Education

20/04/2015

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/lyrids.html

In 2015, the Lyrids meteor shower will be active between April 16 - 25. The shower will peak on April 22, 2015.

11/09/2014

Another documentary about Sir Isaac Newton's life and interests

English physicist and mathematician who is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolu...

11/09/2014

Sir Isaac Newton: The father of modern physics. A genius responsible for great leaps in maths and physics. There was more to him, though. He lived at a time of superstition, and he was a product of his time. Amongst other things, he practised alchemy.

Watch the video «Isaac Newton The Last Magician Biography reveals newton BBC full documentary 2013» uploaded by Unco Sin Kar Poh on Dailymotion.

08/09/2014

I will be starting private lessons for O and A level soon.

17/12/2013

Today is December's full moon! But why are full moons better in Winter?

Check out Phil Plait's "Bad Astronomy" on audible: http://www.audible.com/minutephysics or on www.badastronomy.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.l...

30/11/2013

I was introducing Quantum Theory to my students, and wanted to do a quick revision of physics related to the subject. When it came to properties of waves, I wanted them to know that refraction happens to both waves and particles.

This is how I wanted to do it:

I said, let's say I'm walking, and this students "loves" me a lot and puts some oil on the floor. So, as I'm walking on dry floor, I'm travelling on one medium, but when I step on the oil, I have changed medium, my speed changes and I sliiiiiiiiiip!!!

The thing is this, I wasn't just saying this, but demonstrating it as I described it!

The further thing is this: I actually slipped!

The students laughed

and I wasn't badly hurt! :)

23/11/2013

MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - Minute Physics provides an e...

09/11/2013

Simply put: cool physics and other sweet science. On Youtube. Created by Henry Reich

25/10/2013

So, during one of my lessons, one of my students was using his mobile. I asked him to put it away. Instead, he just hid it behind his pencil case and kept using it.

When I noticed this I was annoyed.

With a stern voice I told the class "When you don't see something, it doesn't mean it's not there! Do you know how we know that black holes exist? We can't see black holes, but we know they're there because of the way they affect the things (stars) around them!"

Looking directly at the student I then said "I know your mobile's there by the way you're behaving!"

Dramatic pause

Then I said "Do you think I'm stupid? If so, why are you learning advanced level physics from me?"

That calmed me down, and I continued with the lesson :)

"Do you think I'm

22/10/2013

Physics creeps into everything - short informative video on how trees affect rainfall
http://youtu.be/Y3OWgb0Bv-A

12/10/2013

Conservation of momentum - Canadian style :)

10/10/2013

Today, while teaching, I remembered an incident from a few years back. I was explaining about stretching of materials, and how they have a constant called "stiffness". One student burst out laughing (for obvious reasons).

Then I told him "I think you're the type of person to laugh when you hear the term Homo Erectus"

And he laughed hysterically!