The Mysterious Quantum World

The development of quantum physics shattered many fundamental assumptions of classical physics and still to this day scientists are baffled by many of predictions of quantum physics. This series of videos by the BBC explores the weird world of Quantum Mechanics.

The History of Physics

The following is a collection of videos on the history of physics.

Watch this 5 part series on the history and wonder of physics.

Mathematics - The language of science

The quantitative description of all aspects of nature using mathematics has without doubt been one of the major developments of science. Mathematics is now being used in many fields beyond physics i.e biology, chemistry, engineering etc etc. There is a vast amount of information available online for those looking to understand more about mathematics. The following are some lectures covering a wide range of mathematical concepts that are core to all modern science -

Single variable calculus

Multi variable calculus

Linear algebra by Gilbert Strang at MIT.

Differential Equations

MIT/Yale Physics Lecture series

There is a vast amount of information available online these regarding science. Over the last 10-15 years with the explosion of the internet these is now and endless amount of information available about science. Various universities around the world have started videoing lecture series and making these available via iTunes, Youtube and University websites.

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

http://oyc.yale.edu/

The following are various lecture courses made available by MIT/Yale. Note each link below is just the first video in a long series. Each of these lecture courses are part of a full time undergraduate degree in Physics at MIT/Yale.

Do you really want to understand classical mechanics, newtons laws etc then watch this series.

Ever wondered what Maxwells equations are all about ? then watch this lecture series by Walter Lewin at MIT.

Waves are everywhere but if you really want to understand the physics of waves and vibrations then watch this lecture series

The following is an excellent general introduction to Physics

Richard Feynman - The wonder and beauty of Science

Richard Phillips Feynman (pronounced /ˈfaɪnmən/, May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory ofquantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics (he proposed the parton model). For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwingerand Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. He developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world.


Watch this interview with Feynman.

Ever wondered what Quantum Electrodynamics is ?

The Search for Truth by Professor David Saxon

Our inaugural lecture is Saturday, 19th March 2011 at 3:15 pm in the Stirling Room of Glasgow’s Mitchell Library. 

The Search for Truth by Professor David Saxon OBE, FRSE Kelvin Professor of Physics (1990-2008)

The Galileo Society

The Galilean Society is named after Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), the founding father of modern science as we know it. Galileo was the rebel thinker who overturned blindly following, despite evidence to the contrary, the doctrines of Aristotle and the Church. He showed that only by performing experiments can we discover truth. Most important of all, he became the giant upon whose shoulder Newton stood and upon which our modern world still stands.

The society uses his name to continue to promote the concept that acceptance of truths discovered by experiment is morally higher than adherence to beliefs stated by authority figures.


We do this by providing free science talks to the public and anybody who is interested in science can attend. Prior knowledge is not required because each talk, which can be on any scientific subject, is entirely self-contained.


However, we ask each speaker to include a description of the scientific method as they see it and to illustrate their view with relevant experimental examples. So, we ask them not just to list the key aspects of their science but to describe in detail the experiments that discovered them.


We hope that this will turn stated facts (“authoritarian dogma”) into discoveries that can be replicated (“experimental proof”). Thus we hope that, with material both old and new, we can continue the Galilean tradition of challenging our understanding of the world.


To see a list of up and coming talks see our webpage http://www.galileosoc.co.uk/ 


If your interested in attending the talks or would like to give a tallk :-) then email us at galileosociety@gmail.com