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EC.050 | January IAP 2010 | Undergraduate
Recreate Experiments from History: Inform the Future from the Past: Galileo
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    • Motion and Telescope
    • Slide Rule
    • Telescope
    • Lenses
    • Motion, Lens and the Observatory
    • Motion and Light
    • Light
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Motion and Light

Activities involving motion and light

Observing a ball roll on a ramp with several hills. Re-enacting Galileos experiments with motion, and our own. Five different balls intrigue a student to compare and observe their motions. Students observe the MIT Henge effect in the hallway. The sun aligns directly with the end of the hallway; students lie down to better observe its effects.

Course Info
Instructor
  • Dr. Elizabeth Cavicchi
Departments
  • Edgerton Center
As Taught In
January IAP 2010
Level
Undergraduate
Topics
  • Humanities
    History
    Intellectual History
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notes Lecture Notes
group_work Projects
collections Image Gallery
assignment Activity Assignments
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