BoardTracker - Physics

Where can I go with a degree in Med Chem?...

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I finish next year, and I'm just wondering what's out there at the moment. Anyone have any interesting places they've seen over the years? Or better still, somewhere that seemed boring but tur...

SVG elliptical arc curves...

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Part of the SVG specification involves creating arcs from a description about an elliptical arc. http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/paths.html [http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG/paths.html]> It species the arc ...

outrageous?...

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

ok i'm confident that this fits here.. i thought of this a few months ago and discussed with some friends to mixed reactions/thoughts. ok so if every winged animal/mammal/insect etc. in the world ...

Evidence for Correlations Between Nuclear Decay Rates and Earth-Sun Distance...

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/...808.3283v1.pdf [http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/0808/0808.3283v1.pdf]> Quote: "Unexplained periodic fluctuations in the d...

Gradual Rotation to a random angle...

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hi guys, here's a question for you. How would I go about making a MC rotate to a random angle over a random amount of frames, wait a while (a random while), and then do the same again? ...

BitmapData getPixel on rotating movieClip?...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This may be more of a math question as I try variations on this problem. I'm trying to get the rgb value from a pixel area on the stage that a bitmap is rotating in. I made it work for the y by ad...

Circle inside Circle collision...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I thought I'd cracked this, but it doesn't seem to work properly. I have a circle with a velocity within another circle. I want to know When a collision occors. a = xposition of the b...

Tell if moving ball has passed through point...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hey, sorry I posted in actionscript first but problem belongs here as it is more just a math question (I always forget about this section). Anyway, I have a ball that is moving each frame by addi...

Chemical Party...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Kind of NSFW. Great advert from the EU Commision for Marie Curie Actions. ...

Chemical Party...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

http://ovablastic.blogspot.com/2008/...cal-party.html [http://ovablastic.blogspot.com/2008/...cal-party.html]> High school chemistry teachers everywhere: USE THIS VIDEO! Chemistry would've bee...

Miter calculation...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hi, hopefully someone can help with a math problem. I'm trying to get the coordinates of the points that make up a corner miter. When you draw using the Flash drawing API it will miter your corn...

where does light go?...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

i am probably been lazy by asking and not researching and to some it might seem a very basic question..but.. is there a point where light stops travelling??? and also where does it go... i am basi...

Find four points of rotated rectangle...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hello. Been searching for this, but the amount of rectangle related questions make it hard to find the answer I'm looking for. Anyway, I would like to draw 4 lines making a rectangle based on a...

Maths Questions Engine...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hi all, I'm trying to build a question/answer maths programme for 13 year olds. The sort of questions being asked include multiplication/division, simple algebra (eg factorise: 2a + 2b = ?) a...

Physics in college???...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I'm considering doing Physics and Instrumentation in GMIT. I did not study physics for the leaving cert, but the GMIT says that there is no need to have studied it. Usually when I put my mind to...

Organic chemist for hire?...

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Does anyone know if you can contract a chemist to make specific chemicals - in Ireland? ...

Quantum Computing...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hey Can anyone recommend any good books/websites on this? Been meaning to read up on this for a while now. Cheers! ...

Questions about the double slit experiment...

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This one blows me away. Just to make sure I have it right in my head... The experiment shows that when shot through the two slits, the electrons make impressions on the back wall based on the ...

Background Correction in UV Analysis...

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Can some explain to me the theory of background correction in uv analysis? Particularly the compensation method of background correction? Many thanks. ...

Visible illumination in daylight...

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Are there some colours of light that are more visible in daylight than others? For example, if I was outside during the day and I illuminated several LEDs of the same brightness, but each had a ...

Looking for a mad chemist...

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hi, I'm looking for a mad chemist to help with fuel issues for a model rocket project. I know few individuals like that outside of Ireland but I need someone with local knowledge and ways around t...

Help with atan...

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

I have the following code: Code: onClipEvent (mouseMove) { x = this._xmouse; y = this._ymouse*-1; angle = Math.atan(y/x)/(Math.PI/180); if (x<0) { angle +=...

trying to find coordinates for points around a circle...

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

How do I find the x,y coordinates for nNumber of equally spaced points around the circumference of a circle? ...

Nicola Tesla, Genius? Crackpot? Both?...

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Tesla mad many valuable contributions to physics during the early part of his career. He invented the AC electric motor and hence AC became the preferred current for transporting power across coun...

Angle calulation, display and pivot point...

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Hello, I have a project and I'm really stuck on a direction to move. (See attached pic) I have 2 lines (line M and L). A line intersects both with a point (point A) sitting on line M. I'd...