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Modelling Satellite Motion (1992 Video)

Director

John Murray

Subject

Mathematics; Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min., 1999 sale: £12.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Focuses on the problem of finding the radius of orbit of a geosynchronous satellite. Reviews the mathematic required and presents a detailed solution to the problem,e xplaining the modelling process. The...

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Asteroid Hunters (1999 Video)

Subject

Mathematics; Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows how abstract mechanics can be put to practical use by examining the mathematical concepts employed in tracking, determining the orbit and deflecting potentially hazardous asteroids. Visits the site of...

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Modelling Circular Motion (1992 Video)

Subject

Mathematics; Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., 1999 sale: £17.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Introduces and develops the idea of mathematical modelling and shows how real-world problems can be solved bya modelling process. Presents and explains a modelling diagram, using as an example the...

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Device-Related Solid State Physics (23 Parts) (199 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, 23 videocassettes. VHS. col. 50-100 min each (40 x 50 min lectures).

Lectures given at the University of Florida by Professor Peter Landsberg. Topics covered are 1) basic solid state theory - Bloch theorem, Wannier’s theorem, Fermi’s golden rule; 2) more specialised...

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Pushed to the Limit (1980 Video)

Producer

Andrew Crilly; Ian Rosenbloom

Subject

Physics

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min.

Newton’s synthesis of terrestrial and celestial mechanics was so successful that it seemed that all of physics - and perhaps all of life - was deterministic. Newton’scheme allows for infinite speeds. In...

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Strength of Materials Laboratory Series (10 Parts) (1974 Film, Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Film (16mm)

A series of 10 films aiming to introduce the student to methods and instrumentation used in the laboratory for the determination of mechanical properties of engineering materials, to illustrate the behaviour...

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Inputs and Outputs (1993 Video)

aka: Thermo Fluid Processes

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows how the engineer uses energy and entropy balances to decide whether or not a process is possible. Shows how claims of super-efficiency for two imagined commercial products based on the Carnot cycle can...

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Fluids and Structures in Engineering (2 Parts) (1976 Video)

Director

Trevor A Scott

Producer

Trevor A Scott

Subject

Engineering; Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. b&w. 31, 45 min.

Because of the need to produce lightweight efficient structures, the principles of fluid dynamics and structural mechanics have been most highly developed for application in aeronautics. However, these basic...

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Flexible Learning Approach to Physics (Flap), Course S570 (1995 Audio, Multimedia, Video)

Producer

Ian Thomas

Subject

Physics

Distribution

CD-ROM

Video, audio and software package comprising 83 self-study modules for introductory physics and related mathematics. It is designed as a resource from which a variety of flexible-entry, self-study courses...

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Molecular Modelling and Bonding (2002)

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

Sale, CD-ROM (PC Version), £17.50

One of a series of eight book-and-CD-ROM packages developed for the Open University’s course THE MOLECULAR WORLD (S205), which provides a broad foundation in chemistry by introducing fundamental ideas,...

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