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Basic Astronomy Labs, Terry L. Smith, Michael D. Reynolds, Jay S. Huebner
Basic Astronomy Labs, Terry L. Smith, Michael D. Reynolds, Jay S. Huebner
Jay S Huebner
Providing the tools and know-how to apply the principles of astronomy first-hand, these 43 laboratory exercises each contain an introduction that clearly shows budding astronomers why the particular topic of that lab is of interest and relevant to astronomy. About one-third of the exercises are devoted solely to observation, and no mathematics is required beyond simple high school algebra and trigonometry.Organizes exercises into six major topics—sky, optics and spectroscopy, celestial mechanics, solar system, stellar properties, and exploration and other topics—providing clear outlines of what is involved in the exercise, its purpose, and what procedures and apparatus are to be used. …
Why Magnification Works, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner
Why Magnification Works, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner
Jay S Huebner
The simplest way to magnify the view of a small object is to bring the object closer to the eye, and of course science teachers know about magnifying glasses, telescopes, and microscopes.But why magnification works seems intuitive and is not usually explained to our students. We present here a few ideas on magnification that we use in our classroom and some general information on vision that we hope will be helpful to other teachers.
Multi-Ball Collisions, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner
Multi-Ball Collisions, Terry L. Smith, Jay S. Huebner
Jay S Huebner
Explanation to use the "double-ball" demonstration as a model for the supernova core bounce.