Andy's Science Notes

There are four fundamental interactions, as summarised below:

Note: The electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces have been unified.

Professor Richard Muller, Spring 2008. The most interesting and important topics in physics, stressing conceptual understanding rather than math, with applications to current events. Topics covered may vary and may include energy and conservation, radioactivity, nuclear physics, the Theory of Relativity, lasers, explosions, earthquakes, superconductors, and quantum physics.

• Final Review Part 1 - video captured by the Physics department
• Final Review Part 2 - video captured by the Physics department
• The Big Bang. Hubble Law, Dark Matter, Dark Energy (Video is lost in the last 10 minutes, but ...
• The Universe. Planets, Galaxies, Wimps and Machos
• E = mc^2. Antimatter. Tachyons. Causality
• Relativity. Time Dilation, Space Contraction
• Transistors, Solar Cells, Xerox, Digital Photos
• Quantum Physics. Uncertainty. Lasers
• Climate Change. Sea Level. Storms
• Global Warming. Greenhouse Effect
• X-rays, PET and CAT scans, MRI
• Invisible Light: IR, UV, Spying
• Images, Lenses, Holograms, Polaroids
• Light, Information Theory, Vision
• Light, Information Theory, Vision
• Sound and Music
• Waves, UFOs, Roswell, Earthquakes
• Waves, UFOs, Roswell, Earthquakes
• Transformers, Superconductors, AC/DC
• Transformers, Superconductors, AC/DC
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Electricity and Magnetism
• More Nukes
• Nuclear Bombs, Reactors, Waste
• Nuclear Bombs, Reactors, Waste
• Chain Reactions, Critical Mass
• Chain Reactions, Critical Mass
• Plutonium, Fission, Fusion
• Plutonium, Fission, Fusion
• Radioactivity, Cancer, Dirty Bombs
• Radioactivity, Cancer, Dirty Bombs
• Orbits, Airplanes, Rockets, Balloons
• Orbits, Airplanes, Rockets, Balloons
• Gravity and Satellites. Weightlessness
• Gravity and Satellites. Weightlessness
• Engines and Refrigerators. Efficiency
• Engines and Refrigerators. Efficiency
• Atoms and Heat - Thermal Expansion
• Oil, Coal, Batteries, Solar Cells, etc.
• Oil, Coal, Batteries, Solar Cells, etc.
• Energy, Power, and Explosions
• Energy, Power, and Explosions