Nuclear physics

1. Sir Isaac Newton: who, when, where Sir Isaac Newton was born December 25, 1642 in Lincolnshire, England into a farming family. Unfortunately, his father passed away just before he was born and his mother left to marry another man; therefore, he was raised by his grandparents. As a young man, Newton was an intelligent student intrigued by science and found himself building complex models. He was pushed by his mother to walk in his father’s farming footsteps; however, he prefered to…

INTRODUCTION I had always wanted to be part of Science Olympiad since I heard from my friends that it was being made in Yonkers High school. I couldn’t contain my excitement and could not wait until clubs started having their meetings. I decided I wanted to take part in Robotics, Historical Society, and in Science Olympiad. Science was my main interest ever since I was young, and I knew that whatever job I was doing in the future would involve science in some way, shape, or form. I really do…

The moment that I discovered that science was one of my favorite things to learn about was when I was in 7th grade. The science that I learned in 7th grade was biology. Before 7th grade, I learned about other sciences such as chemistry, astronomy, physics, and geology. All those subjects didn’t grab my attention as much as biology because before I didn’t think they were interesting and I thought it hard to understand the concept of those sciences. However as I went through my high school career,…

I would like to begin by saying that Astronomy is one of the most interesting science that I have studied so far. I find fascinating to understand the universe around us and can observe it. Until now, I think that my knowledge on the subjetc wew scarce, but I believe that it have increased considerably due to this subject. Astronomy is the only field of magic study that has an equivalent in the Muggle world. It not only helps the understanding of the constellations and planets, is the source…

Atomic theory developed 2,500 years ago and evolved around the question whether or not something could be divided into forever. Greek philosophers debated this subject a lot, especially one name Democritus. He believed that something would only be able to be divided to a certain point because matter consisted of atoms and atoms are indestructible. Aristotle, however did believe something could be divided forever and did not believe in atoms. With all this controversy, one would expect an atom…

Lewin’s theory includes three major concepts: equilibrium, driving forces, and restraining forces. Equilibrium is a state of being where driving forces equal restraining forces, and no change occurs. It can be raised or lowered by changes that occur between the driving and restraining forces. At the beginning the system is at “equilibrium”, everyone involved believes that they are doing all that they can do and that the system is the greatest it can be. In order for change to occur there…

Shane Babb Honors Physics Robin Pahr 14 October 2015 Physics in the Sport of Gymnastics Gymnastics. A sport in which gymnasts perform jumps, cartwheels, turns, handstands, and more on an apparatus such as a balance beam, floor mat, or even with a piece of rope or ribbon. Many people do not realize or care for the physics within a sport. However, every sport involves physics in some way, fashion, or form, and with all of the things that occur in gymnastics some form of physics must be involved.…

How did humans advance so far in science? It all had to start with understanding ourselves rather than our surroundings. That is where anatomy comes in. Anatomy is the study concerned with the bodily structure of humans and other living organisms. Anatomy has been studied for more than five decades and we have not even mastered this vast branch of science. There have been many brilliant scientists that devoted their lives to this study which is not easy because of the level of education…

One of the greatest physicists of all time and an exceptional pianist and violinist, he would know. What did Einstein mean and what does it tell us about creative thinking? Einstein's musical hobbies served as an example of personal creativity providing the kind of recreation that enables professional innovation. Einstein, introduced the idea that creative thinking can be done with your body as well as your mind. For Einstein, insight did not come from logic or…

I have come to realize this semester that I am extremely thoughtful and contemplative person, and this has shown me that I tend to overthink things to an extreme level. It has to do with anxiety and extreme thoughtfulness, the fact that I overthink anything that happens to me. I believe that this Astronomy class has grounded me in many ways. The thought of the vast universe, with billions of possibilities for life, really makes my problems seem minute in the scheme of everything. The universe…