British experience relating to the employment of university research reactors and subcritical assemblies in the education of nuclear scientists and technologists, in the training of reactor operators and for fundamental pure and applied research in this field is reviewed. The facilities available in a number of British universities and the uses…

This booklet is part of the "Understanding the Atom Series," though it is a later edition and not included in the original set of 51 booklets. A basic survey of the principles of nuclear energy and most important applications are provided. These major topics are examined: matter has molecules and atoms, the atom has electrons, the nucleus,…

Eighty-seven problems are included in this volume which is arranged to match study segments 2 through 14. The subject matter is related to projectiles, simple harmonic motion, kinetic friction, multiple pulley arrangements, motion on inclined planes, circular motion, potential energy, kinetic energy, center of mass, Newton's laws, elastic and…

A computer program, designed for use in the second quarter of the beginning course for science and engineering majors at the University of California, Irvine, simulates an experimental investigation of a pulse in a rope. A full trial run is given, in which the student's problem is to discover enough about the disturbance of the rope to answer…

As a continuation of SE 516 125 (The Powered Phase), this report provides a detailed analysis of the coast phase of a model rocket trajectory. (CP)

Explains the mechanism and basic physics that govern the growth of a single raindrop by condensation and droplet capture, and such properties as its falling speed, shape, and stability. (Author/GA)

Describes how Newton's three laws of dynamics are taught in high school in the Soviet Union. Rejects introducing Newton's second law as an equation defining mass as a proportionality constant. Shows how the concept of mass can be introduced independently of Newton's Law. (GA)

A brief summary. Topics include: solid crystals, nonlinear physics, collective phenomena, heavy-ion physics, astrophysics, and particle physics. (BB)

Develops a theory to explain the effect that, when a current passes through a ball bearing, it can act as a motor. The motor can run in either direction on both DC and AC and can be self-starting on DC. Presents some experimental results in support of the theory. (Author/GA)

Discusses scattering problems in continuous media, and presents a simple discrete model for scalar wave scattering from inhomogeneities on a lattice. Illustrates the relationships between the amplitude of the scattered wave and the characteristic function of the fluctuating motion of a point reflector in one dimension. (Author/GA)

A coupled-oscillator system is given which is readily set up, using only household materials. The normal-mode analysis of this system is worked out, and an experiment or demonstration is recommended in which one verifies the theory by measuring two times and four lengths. (Author/GA)

A Hamiltonian for the time-dependent damped and forced harmonic oscillator is derived. A simple time-dependent linear canonical transformation transforms the Hamiltonian to one whose solution is readily obtained. The wave function for the corresponding quantum mechanical problem is given. (Author/GA)

Describes scientific events: computed tomography (CT) scanner and its costs, existence of Upsilon particle in its lowest excited state, animal psychology to determine their capabilities of symbolic communication, findings of Viking mission about Mars and its two moons, and finally gives credit to first discoverer of penicillin. (GA)

Explains how the forces of tension and buoyancy are involved in the support of a loading body by a waterbed. Solves the equilibrium equations for the shape of the membrane and deals with the weight of N bodies and the fullness of the waterbed. (GA)