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Dimensional analysis and blasts from the past

It’s a summer of cleaning out a lot of clutter for me. So here’s something I meant to write last year. That would have been nice because the timing would have lined up with a certain cinematic event that a lot of people seemed to care about. But I got wildly distracted by moving from North Carolina to Maine, so… time to clean out some … Continue reading Dimensional analysis and blasts from the past

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The descent of Felix

My first semester at HPU has landed me my first crack at Classical Mechanics (PHY 3110), a course which is really dear to my heart. The course structure at HPU integrates “lab” with every advanced course, so we have two hours every week to meet for “lab” in addition to the ~three weekly hours of “lecture.” It’s a different model than I’m used to, and … Continue reading The descent of Felix

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