math1607PP (The quantum Universe)

This year I am teaching the Quantum Universe Course. This is an immersive module, which the students take in a single month with no other modules. See this summary of the course. This course is similar to the Physics for Poets courses in the USA. Public dropbox

As part of this course we use the Immersive Vision Theatre on campus as a Planetarium.

Video on dark matter

Lessons in the Immersive Vision Theater 2018

Class on Tuesday 30th January

• • Quick tour of the solar system followed by an even quicker tour of the Universe.

  • Phantom of the Universe

Class on Friday 2nd February

• • Physics of planets. Why Pluto is not a planet?

  • Birth of the solar system. data video video.

Asteroids and gravity

• asteroids colliding with earth

• asteroid from beyond the solar system

Lessons in the Immersive Vision Theater 2017

Class on 30th January

• Start the class with a tour of the astronomy software.

• Show the powers of 10 video. (not fisheye)

• From Earth to the Universe

Use some questions on Socrative.

Class on Thursday 2nd February

• • Formation of planets

Class on Monday 6th Feb 2017

• Rossettta video (need better one)

Class on Thursday 9th Feb 2017

• Supernova video

• video on the magnosphere

• video on the future of the sun

Class on Monday 13th Feb 2017

• • Video on dark matter

Class on Thursday 16th Feb 2017

• video on LIGO

• second measurement

Links for The Quantum Universe Course

• • my notes on the new course the quantum universe

  • a link to a web cam of the stars