home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- _______________________________________________________________________________
-
- GLASGOW UNIVERSITY
- DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
- PHYSICS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
- _______________________________________________________________________________
-
- Glasgow University has the largest Physics Department in Scotland and
- one of the largest in UK. We offer a wide selection of courses and
- options in all branches of physics and astronomy, ranging from theories
- of the origin of the Universe to practical applications of electronics
- and lasers. Physics can be combined with many other subjects - not just
- Mathematics or Electronic Engineering but even Music or Philosophy.
-
- Computational techniques are an important part of modern physics and the
- department has course options in this area. The main language used is 'C'
- written on PC's and Acorn computers. Many students choose to do computing
- projects in their third year.
-
- These programs were originally written to demonstrate some of the concepts
- in the undergraduate lecture courses given in our department. They were coded
- in BASIC by Dr Sandy Watt as part of an ongoing computer assisted learning
- programme. They proved to be useful both as lecturing aids and also for
- students to experiment with themselves and have generally been well received.
-
- They are being distributed in the hope that they will be equally useful to
- other educational establishments. The applications are freeware. They may be
- spread freely with all files (including this plug for Glasgow University)
- intact. They may not be used or distributed for profit.
-
- If you would like more information about PHYSICS and ASTRONOMY courses,
- please write to
-
- Head of Department,
- Department of Physics and Astronomy,
- The University,
- GLASGOW, G12 8QQ.
-
- For more information on these and other programs, comments, suggestions,
- improvements etc., contact the author, Dr Watt, at the same address or e-mail
- me *Mr* Luke Taylor (2/3 * PhD - his long suffering student). I can be
- contacted at the following addresses (if in doubt try them both) :
-
- gapv76@uk.ac.gla.udcf.sci.sun1
- ns07@uk.ac.ph.i1
-
-