Lectures on Physics
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radiation exposure
Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
radio antenna
Wavelength of radio waves
radio receiver
Q of a radio receiver
radioactive contamination
Radioactive contamination at Chernobyl
radioactive decay
The hot potato
Probability distribution for radioactive decay
radioactivity
Radioactivity
Summary - Radioactivity
rain
Rain falling into a moving cart
rainbow
Color and refraction
randomness
Summary - Randomness
rappelling
Rappelling
ray model
Summary - Ray Model of Light
recoil
A Cannon
recoiling
Absorbing an impact without recoiling?
reductionism
The Atom
reflection
Reflection and Transmission
Quantitative Treatment of Reflection
Summary - Bounded Waves
Interaction of Light with Matter
The Principle of Least Time for Reflection
Summary - Ray Model of Light
Summary - Refraction
Reflection and Transmission
refraction
Refraction and the Principle of Least Time
Summary - Refraction
Refraction and the Eye
Refractive properties of media
Snell's law
Index of Refraction
Color and refraction
Discussion - Refraction and Images
refrigerator
Using a refrigerator to decrease entropy?
relative motion
Energy and Relative Motion
relativity
Relativity
The Principle of Relativity
Summary - Relativity
release history
Download and Release History
repeating phenomena
Vibrations
repulsive gravity
Evidence for Repulsive Gravity
resistance
Resistance
resistor
Applications of Resistors
Resistors
resitance
Resistance of a lightbulb
resonance
Q of a stereo speaker
The Collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Putting Energy Into Vibrations
Water in a U-tube
Exercise: Worksheet on Resonance
rifle
Momentum and kinetic energy in firing a rifle
Roemer
The Nature of Light
rotation
Introduction to Angular Momentum
Types of Motion
rounding
Significant Figures
Rutherford
The Planetary Model of the Atom
Last Update: 2011-03-23