Mr. Nichols 10/26/2011 Investigate factors that affect the period of a pendulum: The relationship between Density and Time Investigate factors that affect the period of a pendulum: The relationship between Density and Time IB Physics Internal Assessment IB Physics Internal Assessment Introduction The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the relationship between density and time in a homemade pendulum. In order to investigate the phenomenon‚ the density of the hanging object is
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Being a physicist and mathematician‚ Isaac Newton contributed to the scientific revolution with his theories of gravity and the laws of motion. Although his findings were controversial at the time they are now very important to modern science. Because of his discoveries science has changed dramatically. Isaac was born in Woolsthorpe‚ England on January 4‚ 1643. He was born into the scientific revolution so later on in his life he was one of the major contributors of this era. Through out his life
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Atomism: Democritus and Epicurus Philosophy 116 October 17‚ 1996 In the Atomists‚ we see pluralism taken as far as it could possibly go. We see Democritus and Epicurus divide all the world‚ as well as the universe‚ into two categories; atoms and empty space. Everything else is merely thought to exist. The atoms are eternal‚ infinite in size and number and they are moving through the empty space. There is no motion without empty space. Both Democritus and Epicurus agreed
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Stephen Hawking is a British theoretical physicist‚ he was born on January the 8th‚ 1942. Hawking has worked extensively on the subject of black holes‚ providing theories for their behavior‚ including the idea that they gave out radiation. Hawking suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ a type of motor neuron disease that has left him almost completely paralyzed. Hawking has made many important contributions to the fields of cosmology and the laws of gravity. He is also well known for his bestselling
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Many people believe that Isaac Newton left the biggest impact on the history of science. He is most known for developing the laws of gravity and his work in formulating Calculus with Gottfried Leibniz . Calculus is taught in schools all around the world today so are his laws of gravity‚ These notions were published along with many others in Isaac’s “Principia Mathematica” publishing this book went on to prove Kepler’s heliocentric view of the solar system. Many systems of mathematics in the book
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Physics 1 Lab #10 1/29/13 Chapter 7 Lab:Pop Rockets 1. List and explain two ways that you could improve the flight performance of your rocket. Your responses must consider the materials you had available to work with. The rocket I produced was a normal looking rocket compared to the group of rockets I was working with. It was medium size in length and thickness. The head of the rocket was a little wide and lose‚ and the flaps were not arrow dynamic what so ever. To improve the flight
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social sciences like history‚ anthropology‚ sociology and many others. Basically‚ everything that has humans all over it. Natural sciences on the other hand studies the universe. It includes fields of study such as biology‚ astrology‚ chemistry‚ physics and others. Basically‚ everything about nature and what is around
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Freshman Year – Regular Entry Fall Semester (16-17) Spring Semester (15-16) WRIT 101 or WRIT 100 (3) _____ WRIT 102 or LIBA 102 (3) _____ Foreign language 101 (3) _____ Foreign language 102 (3) _____ Phys/Bio Science w/lab (3-4) _____ Phys/Bio Science w/lab (3-4) _____ Social Science (3) _____ Social Science (3) _____ Mathematics (3) _____ Elective (3) _____ Sophomore Year – Regular Entry Fall Semester (16) Spring Semester (16) English literature
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Kyle A. Rodrigues Ms. Scanlon Physical Science 28 March 2013 Time Travel and How Black Holes make it Possible “Man… can go up against gravitation in a balloon‚ and why should he not hope that ultimately he may be able to stop or accelerate his drift along the Time-Dimension or even turn about and travel the other way” (Wells). In this quote‚ H.G. Wells asked one of the most commonly asked questions in time travel‚ why can people not move about in time as they wish? Black Holes present the
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