Articles Tagged with physics

Sunrise, sunset

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In-between calculations

In the twilight land of Spherical Astronomy. . .

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Out of our element

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Space is dangerous

There are lots of ways for things to go wrong off-Earth.

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A cross-boundary class

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Doomed ideas (II)

We present another project that almost certainly won’t happen.

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The synthesis project

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Doomed ideas (I)

We present something that almost certainly won’t happen.

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What if. . .?

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Counterfactuals

Asking about what might have been can be useful, but is often just a waste of time.

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The good stuff

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Tucked away at the end

Sometimes classes never reach the more interesting parts of Physics.

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Small perturbations

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A big subject

We describe how to do something that’s hard.

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Time is against us

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Human scales

The universe is often an obstacle to science fiction.

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But first-

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The two-step problem

We identify a major block to productivity.

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A changing syllabus

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What to learn

“Quantum Mechanics” is not what it used to be.

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