Heisenberg’s work is a prominent feature of summer school lesson four, Don’t Underestimate the Power of Virtual Particle Exchange.
Category Archives: Bureau 42 Teaches
Summer School 2010.3: Quantum Physics
Summer school continues. Lesson three is available here. Links to previous lessons are maintained below.
Math Tidbit: Important and/or Interesting Sets of Numbers
There are many standard sets of numbers, such as real numbers and integers. Some of the common sets are often hard to keep track of. In other cases, interesting sets of numbers are entirely ignored by standard math education. Sixteen such sets of numbers, their definitions, and (if applicable) their standard notations are presented here.
Summer School 2010.2: Quantum Physics
Last week, we were introduced to the basic questions that quantum physics theory is needed to answer. This week, we start answering those questions in part two: Curiouser and Curiouser.
Summer School 2010.1: Quantum Physics
The onset of summer is no excuse to stop learning. In this year’s session, we will address Quantum Physics. Be here each Monday morning through July and August for a new lesson in the nine part series, covering graduate level physics concepts with grade school math, or no math at all. The first lesson: Classical Thinking: Why Does It Fail? Thanks go out to my proofreaders: Gord Haverland, Maurice Hilarius, Bonnie Hogg, Claire MacDonald, Rob MacDonald, Neil Pritchard and Anthony Stauffer. Thanks also go to Stacey Keeler, the artist who created the spiffy new category icon you see here. Complete syllabus below.
Math Tidbit – Proving the Pythagorean Theorem
As of this article, the “teaching tidbits” are now being marked by subject right in the subject line. This will be the last tidbit before our first summer school semester starts on Monday, covering graduate level quantum mechanics with grade school math. In the meantime, enjoy one proof of the Pythagorean Theorem.
Teaching Tidbit: Alternative Interpretation of the Ideal Gas Law
Our first full Summer School term launches next Monday, with a virtually math-free course in University level Quantum Mechanics delivered over every Monday in July and August. In the meantime, here’s our shortest teaching tidbit yet: an alternative means of interpreting the Ideal Gas Law.
Teaching Tidbit: Subtract Your Way to Greatest Common Factors
The latest teaching tidbit is ready: finding the greatest common factor of two number using subtraction. New topics can be requested and old topics can be found through the Bureau 42 Teaches sidebar.
Teaching Tidbit: Calculating Logarithms by Hand
This is our second topic by e-mail request. I also plan to post a method for determining the greatest common factor of two numbers using only subtraction as an operation shortly. You can learn to calculate logarithms by hand here. Also, check out the sidebar on the right for the new “Bureau 42 Teaches” link compilation page.
Teaching Tidbit: Calculating Square Roots by Hand
This topic chosen to satisfy an e-mail request. It is entirely possible to calculate square roots without the aid of an electronic or mechanical device more advanced than a pencil. More on this, and about choosing content, frequency, and presentation of these lessons comes after the break.