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Free physics software

mrmackenzie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:34:15 +0000

I’ve had an email from Yenka to say that they are now offering many of their products for home use – free of charge! I think Yenka is the new name for Crocodile Clips, the company who made Crocodile Physics and Crocodile Technology. Their software allows you to create your own experiments to learn about

motion – SG transport, Int2 unit1, Higher unit1, AH unit1
electricity – SG using electricity, Int2 unit1, Higher unit2, AH unit2
light and sound – SG health physics, Int2 unit3, Higher unit3, AH unit3
electronics – Int1 applied practical electronics, SG electronics, Int2 unit2, Higher unit2

They also have some chemistry products you might find helpful.

The software is free but you can only use it at home. Why not download it and see if you find it useful.

Standard Grade half-life calculations

mrmackenzie — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:35:41 +0000

For those of you preparing for S Grade prelims straight after the Christmas holidays, I have added a 6 page summary on radioactivity & half-life calculations with worked examples and extra questions (with answers) for you to try.

You’ll find the pdf file containing all this radioactive goodness in the Health Physics section of the Standard Grade revision page.

Cancer treatment by Chemotherapy

mrmackenzie — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:48:47 +0000

We don’t need to cover chemotherapy as part of the Standard Grade Phyics course but I thought you might be interested in how it works, now that we have looked at the use of Radiotherapy. The attached pdf file contains some notes on chemotherapy taken from the CancerHelp UK website.

Chemotherapy notes

S4 – laser eye correction

mrmackenzie — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:28:12 +0000

We’ve been looking at the various uses for lasers in surgey, including the correction of eyesight. I found this site that shows how one company does this in their clinic. The animation does a pretty good job of explaining the procedure.