Physics Posts
List of Physics Posts
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An Introduction to Gravitational Waves
Basundhara Ghosh provides a pedagogical introduction to gravitational waves, one of the most fascinating phenomena in the Universe, which has been observationally confirmed in the past decade and is considered one of the strongest evidences for Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
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Physics at home
What is this session about Scientifically rigorous experiments at home How could we do quantitative school science experiments at home with commonly available material? Connect… -
Using examples from Biology and Climate Science in a Physics classroom
What is this session about Physics in the world around us How do we see the broader relevance of Physics concepts to the world around… -
Vector algebra: Some exciting applications
What is this session about Vector algebra made interesting Concepts from vector algebra are introduced at the higher secondary level. If we show students how… -
An experiment on RC circuits for lockdown times
What is this session about Combining a variety of tools It is now possible to combine a variety of easily available tools to do conventional… -
Making a Sundial/Fun with Shadows
What is this session about Phenomena around the Earth-Sun system Simple measurements/observations with a sundial can tell us a lot about interesting phenomena A common… -
Two simple experiments for a Thermal Physics classroom
What is this session about Make abstract concepts relatable How do we help students engage with concepts from Heat and Temperature that are often at… -
Exploring a periscope made with prisms
This is a periscope made by students with two right angled prisms in a course on Optics taught by Physics faculty, Rema Krishnaswamy.(These kind of… -
Kit Experiments in Mechanics
The CourseMechanics being a first course in physics training, a balance of theory and hands-on activities gets the student ready to undertake a systematic study… -
Kit Experiments in Electricity and Magnetism
The Course The electromagnetic force unifying electrical and magnetic forces, is one of the four fundamental forces. With gravitation, it is one of the two… -
Ball-drop from a tall building (a la Galileo)
We explore the physics of falling bodies by dropping various balls from the 15th floor (estimated to be about 45 to 50 metres) of a… -
Collisions
They happen all around us. Raindrops fall from the sky and collide with the ground. We have all heard of black holes colliding in spacetime.… -
An informal introduction to spin and kets
Subatomic particles have an intrinsic property that is quite strange to us. Called spin, this property has the dimensions of angular momentum. It is a… -
Visualising Polarisation
Classically, light is an electromagnetic wave– a wave of oscillating Electric and Magnetic fields instead of oscillating molecules of air or water like in sound… -
Research: Synchronisation of oscillators on a network
Birds can fly because they flap their wings in-phase at the same time. We can walk because our legs move out-of-phase at the same time.…