Articles Tagged with physics

The answers

and explanations

We present the answers to last week’s conundrums.

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Breadcrumbs

Not even suggestions

Our tutor’s activities sometimes depart from the syllabus.

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Aldehydes and ketones

The road not taken

Our tutor considers past alternatives.

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Big Bang vs. Steady State

A misremembered episode

The Big Bang won.  But not the way it’s normally presented.

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Not just typos

Wrong answers in the books

We’re puzzled by problems with certain books that should be authoritative.

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Better but harder

Simple becomes difficult

We ponder how the same scientific task gets harder with time.

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Quick learners

Following the syllabus

How quickly do we need to teach a subject?

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What kind of scientist?

Astronomers of different eras

We note that different kinds of people have become astronomers, depending on when they worked.

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Nobel or teaching?

Considering Feynman

We wonder where a scientist made the most impact.

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Not even the question

Styles of mathematics

A lot of learning lies ahead.

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