It is commonly written by maths physicists that the correct language for describing reality is mathematics (which is hardly surprising given their devotion to the subject). Thus they tend to be dismissive of philosophy / metaphysics and the belief of the ancients (Aristotle in particular) that we...
This is a post describing a very dumb way to calculate pi. It was inspired by the awesome explanation of one of the coolest ways to calculate pi, namely colliding bricks and counting collisions (which now has this cool partnership with StandUpMaths and Steve Mould, along with this updated ...
Imperial QFFF vs Cambridge (Mast) Physics? So I hold an offer from Imperial, under the event that Cambridge also gives me an offer I am really unsure of which to go for. Could anyone tell me which is considered to be the harder course? I'm fine with studying module based content and...
known asVienna Standard Mean Ocean Water. So with respect to VSMOW, δ18O, of ocean water = 0. It’s just a definition. Thechangeis shown asδ, the Greek symbol for delta, very commonly used in maths and physics to mean “change”. ...
Hi everyone, I've got a newbie question which is probably more complex than I imagine so please bare with me. As a small DIY project I've trying to build a small exhaust filter system (A) for another device that produces undesirable fumes (B). I'm trying to work out if an axial ...
Imperial QFFF vs Cambridge (Mast) Physics? So I hold an offer from Imperial, under the event that Cambridge also gives me an offer I am really unsure of which to go for. Could anyone tell me which is considered to be the harder course? I'm fine with studying module based content and...
Hi, everyone. I was wondering if you guys know a good *programmable* graphing calculator for Windows XP. I took a look at Microsoft Maths which was kinda fine but it lacked many feature (even though the input was neat). And then I came across GraphCalc (http://www.graphcalc.com/) whi...
The "point" at which we consider 1 a "new" species in this case is going to be an artifact of human preference. For chickens and the rest of real life, this distinction between "species" in context becomes even harder to detect. A domestic rooster; A representative of that ancestral ...