Blog Posts
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Change of day for this week
Change of day for the tuition sessions this week. Sorry! Read the blog post for more information.
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Fixing the biggest misconception in Physics
Think you understand Newton’s Third Law? Watch this video!
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How to use a cathode ray oscilloscope
Here’s a video where I explain how to use a cathode ray oscilloscope in detail (skipping over the odd bit I don’t understand, of course). You may find it useful!
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You want me to use Python? Fine. I’ll use Python.
Apparently, using BASIC in 2024 is considered childish, so I decided to port the special relativity two-dimensional length contraction simulation over to Python.
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Visualising relativistic length contraction in 2D
I made a two-dimensional simulation of relativistic length contraction using QBASIC.
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GCSE Physics Paper 1 this morning!
Best wishes to all students sitting their Physics GCSE Paper 1 this morning. Here are some last minute tips… (see blog post)
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Teacher collaboration in Physics
Thanks to the Isaac Physics Teachers’ WhatsApp Group, which has 260 of the country’s physics teachers in it, I’ve seen beautiful pictures from all over the UK.
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The flying circus of physics
Why does a piece of chalk squeak if you hold it wrong while pushing it against a blackboard? Why does the angle the chalk makes to the board matter? What determines the pitch of the squeak you hear?
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