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four things everyone should know about quantum physics January 23, 2010

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We’ve just started to look at the parts of unit 1 we left behind in November.  The first of these is Quantum Physics.  It’s a strange topic and you might want to stick your head in the sand of classical physics and seek refuge in waves.  Luckily, Prof. Chad Orzel has come to our rescue with a blog post called Four things everyone should know about Quantum Physics.

Prof. Orzel is also the (co)author of a book called How to teach Physics to your dog.  I’ve not bought it yet but the free download of chapter one (use the link below) mentions some of the ideas we have looked at already and mentions some names that should be familiar by now: Einstein, Planck, de Broglie (is that picture of de Broglie wrong, looks like a young Einstein to me?) and Millikan.

Have a read of the introductory chapter and share it with you dog. The interview is good too.

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AH Physics prelim January 12, 2010

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Higher Physics prelim January 12, 2010

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Int2 Physics prelim January 12, 2010

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Standard Grade Physics prelim January 12, 2010

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S3 change to electricity test dates January 11, 2010

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Due to problems with school transport, I have moved the tests scheduled for today and tomorrow.  The general test will now be tomorrow (Tuesday 12th Jan) period 1, with the credit test on Thursday14th Jan (period 6).

The calendar on the right has been updated to show these changes.

Int2 unit1 NAB catchup January 11, 2010

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14/01/10
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advanced higher physics past papers January 11, 2010

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Here are the links to past papers on the SQA site.  If you need an older paper, please come and ask.

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Int2 forces HW solutions January 9, 2010

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Here are the answers to the last HW before Christmas. Click on the <more> link after the first video player to see the full list.  These videos are also available in iTunes by clicking on the Int2 podcast link in the sidebar.

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Int2 Forces HW Q5 January 9, 2010

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Here is the video answer to Q5.

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