Tacoma Bridge Disaster
| SAT Physics, Physics, IB Physics, Academic Tutoring
In this article, we will examine how resonance works. Resonance is a very powerful phenomenon in nature, be it climate change to collapsing bridge.
The Pursuit of Fission
| SAT Physics, Physics, IB Physics, Academic Tutoring
A profile of the discovery of Nuclear Fission by the pioneering scientist Lise Mietner, the first woman to be appointed a Professor of Physics in Germany.
Einstein’s Annus Mirabilis
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By The Edge Learning Center As I was teaching SAT Physics, I was reminded of the progress the science has made in the last hundred years. Take the year 1905, Einstein’s Annus Mirabilis. Over the course of a single calendar year Einstein published four ground breaking papers that shook the scientific community. The Photoelectric effect, the […]
Misconceptions in Physics
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By The Edge Learning Center There is a common misconception that ‘There is no gravity in outer space’. This misconception gets further reinforced when phrases such as ‘zero’ and ‘micro’ gravity are often heard in videos that show humans floating around in their space suits. Gravity is based on the mutual attraction between two objects, […]
