Articles Tagged with physics

Aldehydes and ketones

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The road not taken

Our tutor considers past alternatives.

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Big Bang vs. Steady State

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A misremembered episode

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

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Not just typos

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Wrong answers in the books

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

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Better but harder

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Simple becomes difficult

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

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Quick learners

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Following the syllabus

How quickly do we need to teach a subject?

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What kind of scientist?

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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?

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Considering Feynman

We wonder where a scientist made the most impact.

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Not even the question

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Styles of mathematics

A lot of learning lies ahead.

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Knowing too much (II)

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Mind the gap

Sometimes there’s a space between too little and too much.

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Spider bones

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Big is different

We drag Physics into Halloween.

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