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All numbers are not equal

by Colin Byfleet
All numbers are not equal
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 17 years ago | 2855 views
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An introduction to the various types of numbers which are recognised as important.

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00:02:00

C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 3

by Colin Byfleet
C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 3
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 6893 views
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John Maier's team at the University of Basel solved the riddle of C60+ in 2015.  In this brief view Colin Byfleet looks at the unique apparatus used in John's work.

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00:03:00

C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 4

by Colin Byfleet
C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 4
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 7179 views
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The early (mid 1990s) work on the electronic spectroscopy was carried out by John Maier's group, trapping C60+ in a neon matrix in this apparatus.

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00:02:00

C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 5

by Colin Byfleet
C60+ in space – a 28-year detective story about the Diffuse Interstellar Bands – Part 5
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 7506 views
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It seems likely that C60+ will act as a stable site for a wide variety of adducts and that these entities will contribute to the Diffuse Interstellar Bands.  John Maier's group in Basel is looking for species like C60(Fe)+.

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Centripetal force – how do we measure it?

by Colin Byfleet
Centripetal force – how do we measure it?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 16 years ago | 10132 views
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A short video showing a simple classroom method of checking the way in which this force is related to mass, speed and radius.

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00:33:00

Chemical Equations – and how we construct them

by Colin Byfleet
Chemical Equations – and how we construct them
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 16 years ago | 2330 views
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An introduction into the writing down of fully balanced chemical equations. The process is explained starting with word equations, finding all the relevant formulas and then working with some useful rules for finding the correct coefficients in the b....

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00:33:00

Communication on Earth, using Cables and Satellites

by Colin Byfleet
Communication on Earth, using Cables and Satellites
for 11-14 and upwards,
Lectures | 11-14 and upwards | 16 years ago | 2183 views
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A brief look at the Physics behind sending signals along cables and via geostationary satellites. An experiment to measure the speed of an electrical pulse in a cable is described and the Physics of the orbits of communcations satellites is develope....

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00:25:00

Communication with Space Probes and beyond

by Colin Byfleet
Communication with Space Probes and beyond
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 16 years ago | 6638 views
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The main problems associated with communicating with distant space probes like Voyager 1 are investigated. The role played by diffraction in limiting the amount of power receivable on Earth is discussed. The further problems of reaching a nearby st....

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Constructing Chemical Formulas

by Colin Byfleet
Constructing Chemical Formulas
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 16 years ago | 19834 views
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An introduction to constructing and recognising chemical formulas. Using 20 well-known elements, the valency-rules which govern the atomic ratios are explained and used with several examples.

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Crater Formation in Sand

by Colin Byfleet
Crater Formation in Sand
for 11-14 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 11-14 and upwards | 17 years ago | 4721 views
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A description and demonstration of the way in which craters formed by dropping objects into sand can be linked to some elementary physics

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Estimation – Educated Guesswork?

by Colin Byfleet
Estimation – Educated Guesswork?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 17 years ago | 2533 views
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How can we make sensible estimates of very large numbers? It is often very important to know the size of an unknown number, at least to within a factor of ten.

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00:21:00

Fractions 1

by Colin Byfleet
Fractions 1
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 17 years ago | 2952 views
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How can we represent fractions in the simplest way?   Equivalence of decimal and common fractions.

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