Conceptual Physics

In this assignment, you will be introduced to the amazing and strange universe of conceptual physics.

Part 1: Scale of the Universe

How big is the universe and how do we know how big it is?

What are standard candles?

-radar

-paralax

-cepheids

-type 1a supernovae

-hubble constant

Weird gravity effects: cool for science fiction, but do you they really happen?

-Gravitational lensing

-Time dilation

-Black Holes

-Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe

Part 2: Quantum

What is quantum mechanics?

Some quantum effects

-Light is a particle with wave like properties

-Interference patterns

-Measuring width of hair