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physics - meaghersclasses

Richard Meagher

This video podcast site for my high school physics classes is being developed, following the success of my high school chemistry podcasts, ( If you like my site please click on the 'send to...

Episodes

17 episodes

a stable mount for your telescope (video) june 19th 2009

This physics video podcast looks at how you can utilise a cheap telescope and a camera or video tripod to get a decent view of the heavens....

1:27Jun 19, 2009

microwave ovens (video) sept 16 07

This physics video podcast looks at the components in a microwave oven, and the basic physics principles involved. ie the forces experienced...

2:37Sep 16, 2007

microwave ovens (audio) sept 16 07

This physics enhanced podcast looks at the components in a microwave oven, and the basic physics principles involved. ie the forces experien...

76:48Sep 16, 2007

stability (video) june 11 07

This physics video podcast 'stability (video) june 11 07' looks at the concepts of centre of mass and centre of gravity and how these relate...

4:14Jun 11, 2007

investigating black holes (video) april 16 07

This physics video podcast 'investigating black holes (video) april 16 07', looks at how you can determine the mass at the centre of a virtu...

7:00Apr 16, 2007

reaction forces (video) march 4 07

This video physics podcast 'reaction forces (video) march 4 07', looks at how we can resolve a force into its components and determine the m...

7:17Mar 4, 2007

reaction forces (audio) march 4 07

This audio podcast is the soundtrack for the video podcast 'reaction forces (video) march 4 07'. It looks at how we can resolve a force into...

7:17Mar 4, 2007

measurement, mathematics and physics (video) feb 25 07

This video physics podcast looks at some simple experiments conducted by Galileo, and by my students, that can provide sophisticated analysi...

4:10Feb 25, 2007

circular motion (video) feb 17 07

This physics video podcast looks at the force that produces circular motion. It explains that this centripetal force acts towards the centre...

3:10Feb 18, 2007

circular motion (audio) feb 18 07

This episode is the audio track for the physics video podcast 'circular motion (video) feb18 07'. It looks at centripetal force and its rela...

6:21Feb 18, 2007

projectile motion (video) feb 11 07

This physics podcast looks at how you can describe, capture and analyse the motion of a projectile using computer and web cam and simple fre...

8:39Feb 11, 2007

projectile motion (audio) feb 11 07

This physics podcast is the audio soundtrack of my video podcast on projectile motion ie 'projectile motion (video) feb 11 07'. It looks at...

8:39Feb 11, 2007

addition of vectors (video) feb 4 07

This physics podcast looks at the mathematics you need to use to add and resolve vectors.

4:50Feb 4, 2007

scalars and vectors (definitions) (video) jan 28 07

In this physics podcast we look at definitions of scalars and vectors - in particular distance and displacement. We also consider the notati...

5:01Jan 28, 2007

scalars and vectors (definitions) (audio) jan 28 07

Hi, this is the audio from the physics video podcast 'scalars and vectors (definitions) (video) jan 28 07'. Please let me know if these audi...

5:01Jan 28, 2007

weight and mass (audio) 25th jan 07

This physics podcast talks about the common misunderstandings that people have about the concept of weight.

3:26Jan 25, 2007

weight and mass (video) 25th jan 07

Most people, physics students included, do not understand the concept of weight. This first physics podcast looks at the meaning of weight a...

3:26Jan 25, 2007