UUFA Skadberg Science Video Circle Resource

 
  
Secrets of the Psychics  (1 hr)

To The Moon - Part 1  (1 hr)
To The Moon - Part 2  (1 hr)
  
Mars: Dead or Alive  (1 hr)

Impacts  (1 hr)
Solar Blast  (1 hr)

Mysteries of Deep Space: To the Edge of the Universe  (1 hr)
Mysteries of Deep Space: Exploding Stars and Black Holes  (1 hr)
Monster of the Milky Way  (1 hr)

Mysteries of Deep Space: The Search for Alien Worlds  (1 hr)

Runaway Universe  (1 hr)

Origins: Earth is Born  (1 hr)
Origins: How Life Began  (1 hr)
Origins: Where are the Aliens?  (1 hr)
Origins: Back to the Beginning  (1 hr)

Life Beyond Earth - Ferris  (2 hr)

Einstein's Big Idea  (2 hr)

The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream  (1 hr)
The Elegant Universe: String's The Thing  (1 hr)
The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension  (1 hr)



The Mechanical Universe (and Beyond)
  http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html (Each Episode 1/2 hr)
  
  A video instructional series on physics for college and high school
  classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs and
  coordinated books.

  This series helps teachers demystify physics by showing students what
  it looks like. Field trips to hot-air balloon events, symphony
  concerts, bicycle shops, and other locales make complex concepts more
  accessible. Inventive computer graphics illustrate abstract concepts
  such as time, force, and capacitance, while historical reenactments
  of the studies of Newton, Leibniz, Maxwell, and others trace the
  evolution of theories.

  he Mechanical Universe helps meet different students' needs, from the
  basic requirements of liberal arts students to the rigorous demands
  of science and engineering majors. This series is also valuable for
  teacher professional development.

  1. Introduction - This preview introduces revolutionary ideas and
  heroes from Copernicus to Newton, and links the physics of the
  heavens and the earth. (1/2 hr)

  2. The Law of Falling Bodies - Galileo's imaginative experiments
  proved that all bodies fall with the same constant acceleration. (1/2 hr)

  3. Derivatives - The function of mathematics in physical science and
  the derivative as a practical tool. (1/2 hr)

  4. Inertia - Galileo risks his favored status to answer the questions
  of the universe with his law of inertia. (1/2 hr)

  5. Vectors - Physics must explain not only why and how much, but also
  where and which way. (1/2 hr)

  6. Newton's Laws - Newton lays down the laws of force, mass, and
  acceleration. (1/2 hr)

  7. Integration - Newton and Leibniz arrive at the conclusion that
  differentiation and integration are inverse processes. (1/2 hr)

  8. The Apple and the Moon - The first real steps toward space travel
  are made as Newton discovers that gravity describes the force between
  any two particles in the universe. (1/2 hr)

  9. Moving in Circles - A look at the Platonic theory of uniform
  circular motion. (1/2 hr)

  10. Fundamental Forces - All physical phenomena of nature are
  explained by four forces: two nuclear forces, gravity, and
  electricity. (1/2 hr)

  11. Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism - Shedding light on the
  mathematical form of the gravitational, electric, and magnetic
  forces. (1/2 hr)

  12. The Millikan Experiment - A dramatic recreation of Millikan's
  classic oil-drop experiment to determine the charge of a single
  electron. (1/2 hr)

  13. Conservation of Energy - According to one of the major laws of
  physics, energy is neither created nor destroyed. (1/2 hr)

  14. Potential Energy - Potential energy provides a powerful model for
  understanding why the world has worked the same way since the
  beginning of time. (1/2 hr)

  15. Conservation of Momentum - What keeps the universe ticking away
  until the end of time? (1/2 hr)

  16. Harmonic Motion - The music and mathematics of periodic motion. (1/2 hr)

  17. Resonance - Why a swaying bridge collapses with a high wind, and
  why a wine glass shatters with a higher octave. (1/2 hr)

  18. Waves - With an analysis of simple harmonic motion and a stroke
  of genius, Newton extended mechanics to the propagation of sound. (1/2 hr)

  19. Angular Momentum - An old momentum with a new twist. (1/2 hr)

  20. Torques and Gyroscopes - From spinning tops to the precession of
  the equinoxes. (1/2 hr)

  21. Kepler's Three Laws - The discovery of elliptical orbits helps
  describe the motion of heavenly bodies with unprecedented accuracy. (1/2 hr)

  22. The Kepler Problem - The deduction of Kepler's laws from Newton's
  universal law of gravitation is one of the crowning achievements of
  Western thought. (1/2 hr)

  23. Energy and Eccentricity - The precise orbit of a heavenly body --
  a planet, asteroid, or comet -- is fixed by the laws of conservation
  of energy and angular momentum. (1/2 hr)

  24. Navigating in Space - Voyages to other planets use the same laws
  that guide planets around the solar system. (1/2 hr)

  25. Kepler to Einstein - From Kepler's laws and the theory of tides,
  to Einstein's general theory of relativity, into black holes, and
  beyond. (1/2 hr)

  26. Harmony of the Spheres - A last lingering look back at mechanics
  to see new connections between old discoveries. (1/2 hr)

  27. Beyond the Mechanical Universe - The world of electricity and
  magnetism, and 20th-century discoveries of relativity and quantum
  mechanics. (1/2 hr)

  28. Static Electricity - Eighteenth-century electricians knew how to
  spark the interest of an audience with the principles of static
  electricity. (1/2 hr)

  29. The Electric Field - Faraday's vision of lines of constant force
  in space laid the foundation for the modern force field theory. (1/2 hr)

  30. Potential and Capacitance - Franklin proposes a successful theory
  of the Leyden jar and invents the parallel plate capacitor. (1/2 hr)

  31. Voltage, Energy, and Force - When is electricity dangerous or
  benign, spectacular or useful? (1/2 hr)

  32. The Electric Battery - Volta invents the electric battery using
  the internal properties of different metals. (1/2 hr)

  33. Electric Circuits - The work of Wheatstone, Ohm, and Kirchhoff
  leads to the design and analysis of how current flows. (1/2 hr)

  34. Magnetism - Gilbert discovered that the earth behaves like a
  giant magnet. Modern scientists have learned even more. (1/2 hr)

  35. The Magnetic Field - The law of Biot and Sarvart, the force
  between electric currents, and Ampère's law. (1/2 hr)

  36. Vector Fields and Hydrodynamics - Force fields have definite
  properties of their own suitable for scientific study. (1/2 hr)

  37. Electromagnetic Induction - The discovery of electromagnetic
  induction in 1831 creates an important technological breakthrough in
  the generation of electric power. (1/2 hr)

  38. Alternating Current - Electromagnetic induction makes it easy to
  generate alternating current while transformers make it practical to
  distribute it over long distances. (1/2 hr)

  39. Maxwell's Equations - Maxwell discovers that displacement current
  produces electromagnetic waves or light. (1/2 hr)

  40. Optics - Many properties of light are properties of waves,
  including reflection, refraction, and diffraction. (1/2 hr)

  41. The Michelson-Morley Experiment - In 1887, an exquisitely
  designed measurement of the earth's motion through the ether results
  in the most brilliant failure in scientific history. (1/2 hr)

  42. The Lorentz Transformation - If the speed of light is to be the
  same for all observers, then the length of a meter stick, or the rate
  of a ticking clock, depends on who measures it. (1/2 hr)

  43. Velocity and Time - Einstein is motivated to perfect the central
  ideas of physics, resulting in a new understanding of the meaning of
  space and time. (1/2 hr)

  44. Mass, Momentum, Energy - The new meaning of space and time make
  it necessary to formulate a new mechanics. (1/2 hr)

  45. Temperature and Gas Laws - Hot discoveries about the behavior of
  gases make the connection between temperature and heat. (1/2 hr)

  46. Engine of Nature - The Carnot engine, part one, beginning with
  simple steam engines. (1/2 hr)

  47. Entropy - The Carnot engine, part two, with profound implications
  for the behavior of matter and the flow of time through the universe. (1/2 hr)

  48. Low Temperatures - With the quest for low temperatures came the
  discovery that all elements can exist in each of the basic states of
  matter. (1/2 hr)

  49. The Atom - A history of the atom, from the ancient Greeks to the
  early 20th century, and a new challenge for the world of physics. (1/2 hr)

  50. Particles and Waves - Evidence that light can sometimes act like
  a particle leads to quantum mechanics, the new physics. (1/2 hr)

  51. From Atoms to Quarks - Electron waves attracted to the nucleus of
  an atom help account for the periodic table of the elements and
  ultimately lead to the search for quarks. (1/2 hr)

  52. The Quantum Mechanical Universe - A last look at where we've been
  and a peek into the future. (1/2 hr)