We’re three weeks into our ‘B’ semester here. One of the papers I’m teaching (just on the fringes of) is our main first year physics paper. When I say ‘on the fringes of’, it means I’m supervising one laboratory session a week. It’s good to keep in contact with what’s going on at first year […]
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The ‘Australian’ Earthquake
Hopefully people of Seddon (both Seddon, Marlborough and Seddon, Melbourne) are able to enjoy this piece. What a fantastic example of low quality journalism. The correction is itself pretty lousy, with ‘facts’ being taken second-hand from other websites, including the grandaddy of them all, Wikipedia. http://guardianlv.com/2013/07/severe-earthquake-strikes-australia/
Continue readingWhat’s in a colour?
When I was young (about six-ish) I had a variety of ambitions. Some of them I shared with a lot of other boys of my age, such as being a train driver and playing cricket for England. Some were more particular to me, such as becoming a biologist and discovering a new colour. Needless to […]
Continue readingA stonking good start to our experimental physics paper. Not.
Just a couple of hours ago, I was thinking that I really need to do another blog entry for the week, but (a) can’t think what to do it on and (b) don’t have time to do it because I have a lab class for the afternoon. Well, the events in the lab class have […]
Continue readingWhere in the world?
First, sorry for the lack of activity. Simply put, there’s been a lot going on. I’ve taken on the role of treasurer for the NZ Institute of Physics which has eaten up rather more time than I hoped for. I’ll get into the swing of things soon though. In that role, here is a shameless […]
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