Circular Logic

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Granger Meador

I love this new comic sent to me by former student Brian Taylor. I think it belongs on my circular motion reading assignment for next year.

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Allow Art to Invade Your Screen

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Granger Meador

Screenvader

screenvader.com offers a fun mix of mystery-meat navigation with fun flash apps, videos, and music. Be sure to download the free Variasound flash application, which lets you "conduct" techno music from your keyboard.

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Energy Types, Nukes, and Impacts

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Granger Meador

Chicxulub Crater
I’ve posted an online PowerPoint presentation of Energy: Types, Nuclear Weapons, & Impacts. (If you use Firefox, use the IE Tab or IE View extensions.)

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Solar System Science

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Granger Meador

Ptolemy's System
At long last I’ve put together an online PowerPoint presentation of my popular unit on the science history behind our understanding of Gravity & the Solar System. (If you use Firefox, use the IE Tab or IE View extensions.)

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General Relativity Animated

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Granger Meador


Here’s the wonderful clip from Brian Green’s The Elegant Universe I show in class about General Relativity.

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