Gilroy's Honors Physics Blog » video http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys For the use of Mr. Gilroy's Honors Physics class Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mechanical Universe video on Relativity http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2010/05/07/mechanical-universe-video-on-relativity/ http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2010/05/07/mechanical-universe-video-on-relativity/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 18:09:03 +0000 gilroy0 http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/?p=776 Watchable here:   http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html

You want episode #42  The Lorentz Transformation

]]> http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2010/05/07/mechanical-universe-video-on-relativity/feed/ 0 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse video http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2010/04/08/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapse-video/ http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2010/04/08/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapse-video/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:09:51 +0000 gilroy0 http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/?p=687 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zczJXSxnw&feature=player_embedded

]]> http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2010/04/08/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapse-video/feed/ 0 The Elegant Universe http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2009/05/12/the-elegant-universe/ http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2009/05/12/the-elegant-universe/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 12:11:29 +0000 gilroy0 http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/?p=242 You can watch The Elegant Universe online (all three parts).  We will watch them in class on

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  • Tue May 26

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]]> http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2009/05/12/the-elegant-universe/feed/ 0 Gas-tube illustration of standing waves in a pipe http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2009/04/08/gas-tube-illustration-of-standing-waves-in-a-pipe/ http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2009/04/08/gas-tube-illustration-of-standing-waves-in-a-pipe/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:58:19 +0000 gilroy0 http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/?p=168 video: Rubens Tube

explanation (and nice photo): Arizona State University

]]> http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2009/04/08/gas-tube-illustration-of-standing-waves-in-a-pipe/feed/ 0 The Mechanical Universe #17: Resonance http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2009/03/25/the-mechanical-universe/ http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/2009/03/25/the-mechanical-universe/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:50:27 +0000 gilroy0 http://www.gilroyphysics.net/Blog_Hon_Phys/?p=128 The piece on resonance that we watched was episode 17 of a series called The Mechanical Universe, which is now available as video-on-demand in case you want to watch it again.

As a bonus, below is a video focusing on breaking a wine glass.

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