Recent content by rattis

If anyone is interested, it works exceptionally well. Interference fringes are observed, and when sweeping the southern horizon, a pattern that is significantly similar to that obtained with a standard parabolic reflective dish is observed.

Got this setup and it actually works! One can see some excellent fringes when a person walks past it, and there's certainly some stuff going on when a sweep of the sky is made. can anyone give me an equation relating the intensity of the em radiation detected and the size/angle of the horns...

This is a strange experiment (or not so compared to some of the experiments I've done) that I am currently undertaking, and require your help. I have built an interferometer of sorts. Two metal funnels of diameter 200mm are attached together by copper tubing (20mm?) through a Y junction with...

Thanks a lot. Initially i am using a model and the water is flowing down a 'slide' coming from the tap. As the model is not very good the water sprays all over the place, so energy entering and leaving the system is hard to find

How did British engineer John Smeaton measure the efficiency of an overshot waterwheel? I am doing an experiment with overshot waterwheels to find their efficiency, and found that John Smeaton measured their efficiency at about 65%. However I have no idea how he got this number, and I cannot...

As in how we got to where we are today.

I was wondering who you thaught is most responicle for todays development of particle physics?

Apparently Torichelli made a therom that has something to do with flow rate out of containers. Can anyone help me with this as i am doing the same experiment using differential equations.

You got to love the UK, no hurricanes here. but we get no sun

My friend came up with a good idea. He said that intead of paying £1 a week for a ticket, save up the money and pay £52 on 52 tickets all in one week. Or you could just keep the £52 as your winnings.

You need a genuine interest. And imagination is just as important as intelligence.

Im at UK college, studying A2 Physics(Salters Horners). I get from now until Febuary to research and prepare, then i have 2 weeks to experiment and a further 2 weeks to write the documentation. The experiment will get a slight grading, but the main marks are for the documentation and physics...

I am currently researching ideas for my final year coursework. I can do any experiment I like, as long as it is done at the lab, with the equipment that the lab has. I can buy/make equipment if I fund it myself. The trouble with this is that I don't know what experiment to do as the choice is...

Is the error so small that it is no showing up against the thinkness of the line? I usually calculate the percentage error then enter the value in the options of the graph (right click on trendline, i think)

I am currently finishing my first year of an A-level in physics. (Previous posters have outlined the course content well.) I have also taken Computing, Maths and Further Maths this year. Next year I will take A2 Physics, A2maths and A2 further maths, and AS electronics. I would recommend that...