AP Physics 1 (A3/4)
Assignments
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Tue, Oct 20
Due:
- HW Lsn 2-8, #49-56 - Chapter 2 Test Review Agenda: - Review HW Lsn 2-8, #49-56 - Review Chapter 2 Test Review Assignment: - Study for Chapter 2 Test - PhET Introduction To Motion Lab, Due Oct 22 6-Word Memoir: Live forever or die trying
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Thu, Oct 22, Floater 5th
Due:
- PhET Introduction To Motion Lab Agenda: - Acceleration Due to Gravity Lab Video Analysis - Bring Your Memory Stick!!! Assignment: - Complete Acceleration Due to Gravity Lab, Due Nov 2 6-Word Memoir: Music, reading, singing, writing, IB, family
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Fri, Oct 23
Due:
- Chapter 2 Test Review Agenda: - Chapter 2 Test Assignment: - Reading Activity 3-1 to 3-3 - Supplemental Reading Activity: Trigonometry for Vectors 6-Word Memoir: My name is almost always mispronounced
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Words of Wisdom: Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.
Milestones in Physics: 1338 -- Hourglass
“Hourglasses, also known as sandglasses, measure time using fine sand that flows though a narrow neck from an upper reservoir. The measured length of time depends on many factors, including the volume of sand, the shape of the bulbs, the width of the neck, and the type of sand used. Although hourglasses were probably in use in the third century B.C., the first recorded evidence of hourglasses did not appear until the 1338 fresco Allegory of Good Government by Italian painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Interestingly, the sailing ships of Ferdinand Magellan retained 18 hourglasses per ship as he attempted to circumnavigate the globe. . . . In 1996, British researchers at the University of Leicester determined that . . . small glass beads known as ballotini gave the most reproducible results. 'For a given volume of ballotini,' the researcher writes, 'the period is controlled by their size, the size of the orifice, and the shape of the reservoir. Provided the aperture is at least 5 times the particle diameter, the period P is given by the expression P = KV(D-d)-2.5, where P is measured in seconds, V denotes the bulk volume of ballotini in ml, d is the maximum bead diameter in mm . . ., and D the diameter of a circular orifice in mm. The constant of proportionality K depends on the shape of the reservoir.'” (The Physics Book, by Clifford A. Pickover, Barnes & Noble, NY, 2013)
People In Physics -- Jelena Maricic
Nursery rhymes, fairy tales, fables. These stories give meaning to the world, explaining extraordinary events and observations. They answer questions like: Why is the sky blue? Where do babies come from? Why is broccoli good for me? People from all over the world like stories and physicist Jelena Maricic is no exception. Maricic may enjoy a good fiction novel, but when it comes to explaining how particles in the universe behave she brings science to explanations that don’t seem far from science fiction. Jelena Maricic works to explain the curious story of the neutrino and the ultimate question, “Why do we believe in a matter dominated universe?”
http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/people/maricic.cfm
http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/people/maricic.cfm
Wed, Oct 28
Due:
- Supplemental Reading Activity: Trigonometry for Vectors - Reading Activity 3-1 to 3-3 Agenda: - Questions from Acceleration Due To Gravity Lab, Due Nov 2 - Lsn 3-1 to 3-3 Lecture - Trigonometry for Vectors Lecture Assignment: - Trigonometry for Vectors Worksheet - Reading Activity 3-4 6-Word Memoir: Active childhood, not as much now |
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Words of Wisdom and Insight: OK, so what's the speed of dark?
Milestones in Physics: 1609 -- Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion -- Johannes Kepler (1571-1630)
“'Although Kepler is remembered today chiefly for his three laws of planetary motion,' writes astronomer Owen Gingerich, 'these were but three elements in his much broader search for cosmic harmonies . . . He left [astronomy] with a unified and physically motivated heliocentric [Sun-centered] system nearly 100 times more accurate.' Johannes Kepler was the German astronomer and theologian-cosmologist, famous for his laws that described the elliptical orbits of the Earth and other planets around the Sun. In order for Kepler to formulate his laws, he had to first abandon the prevailing notion that circles were the 'perfect' curves for describing the cosmos and its planetary orbits. When Kepler first expressed his laws, he had no theoretical justification for them. They simply provided an elegant means by which to describe orbital paths obtained from experimental data. Roughly 70 years later, Newton showed that Kepler's Laws were a consequence of Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation. . . . Kepler's Laws are among the earliest scientific laws to be established by humans, and, while unifying astronomy and physics, the laws provided a simulus to subsequent scientists who attempted to express the behavior of reality in terms of simple formulas.” (The Physics Book, by Clifford A. Pickover, Barnes & Noble, NY, 2013)
Higgs Boson, Key to the Universe, Wins Nobel Prize
(Reuters) - Britain's Peter Higgs and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday [Oct 8, 2013] for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson particle that explains how elementary matter attained the mass to form stars and planets. Half a century after their original work, the new building block of nature was finally detected in 2012 at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) centre's giant, underground particle-smasher near Geneva. The discovery was hailed as one of the most important in physics. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/08/us-nobel-physics-idUSBRE9970B620131008
Mon, Nov 2
Due:
- Acceleration Due To Gravity Lab - Trigonometry Review Worksheet - Reading Activity 3-4 Agenda: - Review Trigonometry Review Worksheet - Lsn 3-4 Lecture Assignment: - HW Lsn 3-4, #1-16 - Reading Activity 3-5 to 3-6 6-Word Memoir: adventure through the landscape of life
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Wed, Nov 4, Floater Fifth
Due:
- None Agenda: - Trigonometry Review Quiz Assignment: - HW Lsn 3-4, #1-16 - Reading Activity 3-5 to 3-6 6-Word Memoir: An awfully long and twisted roller-coaster |
Thu, Nov 5
Due:
- HW Lsn 3-4, #1-16 - Reading Activity 3-5 to 3-6 Agenda: - Review HW Lsn 3-4, #1-16 - Lsn 3-5 to 3-6 Lecture Assignment: - Hw Lsn 3-5 to 3-6, #17-33 - Reading Activity 3-7 to 3-8 6-Word Memoir: Antisocial nerd with pretty good grades
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Words of Wisdom: I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.
Milestones in Physics: 1620 -- Triboluminescence -- Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
“Imagine you are traveling with the ancient Native American Ute shamans in the American Midwest . . . After collecting [quartz] crystals and placing them into ceremonial rattles made of translucent buffalo skin, you wait for the nighttime rituals to begin to summon the spirits of the dead. When it is dark, you shake the rattles and they blaze with flashes of light as the crystals collide with one another. . . .you are experiencing one of the oldest known application of triboluminescence, a physical process through which light is generated when materials are crushed, rubbed, and ripped -- as electrical charges are separated and reunited. The resultant electrical discharge ionizes the nearby air, triggering flashes of light. In 1620, the English scholar Francis Bacon published the first known documentation of the phenomenon, in which he mentions that sugar will sparkle when 'broken or scraped' in the dark. . . . When the sugar crystals are stressed, positive and negative charges accumulate, finally causing electrons to jump across a crystal fracture and excite electrons in the nitrogen molecules [in the surrounding air]. . . . The spectrum of light produced by sugar triboluminescence is the same as that for lightning. . . . Today, it is easy to experiment with triboluminescence in your own home by breaking sugar crystals or Wint-O-Green Life Savers candy in a dark room.” (The Physics Book, by Clifford A. Pickover, Barnes & Noble, NY, 2013)
Triboluminescence in Quartz Crystal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLkIoB5Iv5o
Triboluminescence in Quartz Crystal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLkIoB5Iv5o
Famous Dead Guy: Sir Isaac Newton
Born: 4 Jan 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Died: 31 March 1727 in London, England " . . . It would appear that his scientific genius had still not emerged, but it did so suddenly when the plague closed the University in the summer of 1665 and he had to return to Lincolnshire. There, in a period of less than two years, while Newton was still under 25 years old, he began revolutionary advances in mathematics, optics, physics, and astronomy. While Newton remained at home he laid the foundations for differential and integral calculus, several years before its independent discovery by Leibniz. The 'method of fluxions', as he termed it, was based on his crucial insight that the integration of a function is merely the inverse procedure to differentiating it. . . Newton's greatest achievement was his work in physics and celestial mechanics, which culminated in the theory of universal gravitation. By 1666 Newton had early versions of his three laws of motion. . ." From: http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Newton.html |
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Tue, Nov 10
Due:
- HW Lsn 3-5 to 3-6, #17-33 - Reading Activity 3-7 to 3-8 Agenda: - Review HW Lsn 3-5 to 3-6, #17-33 - Lsn 3-7 to 3-8 Lecture Assignment: - HW Lsn 3-7 to 3-8, #36-48 - Chapter 3 Test Review 6-Word Memoir: Don’t stop believing….. uh, hold on |
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Fri, Nov 13
Due:
- HW Lsn 3-7 to 3-8, #36-48 - Chapter 3 Test Review Agenda: - Review HW Lsn 3-7 to 3-8, #36-48 - Review Chapter 3 Test Review Assignment: - Study for Chapter 3 Test 6-Word Memoir: Eat, School, Soccer, Eat, Sleep, Repeat |
Note: I will be attending a Mini Medical School Workshop at UF. Go over the homework solutions and Test Review within your table groups. I will answer questions during the Tuesday Floater Fifth and will be available for help after school on Mon and Tues and the B6/7 CTSS. The Chapter 3 Test will be on Wed, Nov 18.
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Words of Wisdom: Support bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
Milestones in Physics: 1638 - Acceleration of Falling Objects - Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
“. . . According to legend, Galileo dropped two balls of different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that they would both hit the ground at the same time. Although this precise experiment probably did not take place, Galileo certainly performed experiments that had a profound effect on contemporary understanding of the laws of motions. . . . Extrapolating from these experiments, he demonstrated that if objects could fall without air resistance, all object accelerate at the same rate. More precisely, he showed that the distance traveled by a constantly accelerating body starting at zero velocity is proportional to the square of the time falling. Galileo also proposed the principle of inertia in which an object's motion continues at the same speed and direction unless acted upon by another force. . . . Newton later incorporated Galileo's principle into his Laws of Motion.” (The Physics Book, by Clifford A. Pickover, Barnes & Noble, NY, 2013)
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Red Bull Stratos
Red Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge of space, will attempt to transcend human limits that have existed for 50 years. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner plans to ascend to 120,000 feet in a stratospheric balloon and make a freefall jump rushing toward earth at supersonic speeds before parachuting to the ground. His attempt to dare atmospheric limits holds the potential to provide valuable medical and scientific research data for future pioneers.
The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. It includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds three of the records Felix will strive to break.
Joe's record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 was during a time when no one knew if a human could survive a jump from the edge of space. Joe was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and had already taken a balloon to 97,000 feet in Project ManHigh and survived a drogue mishap during a jump from 76,400 feet in Excelsior I. The Excelsior III mission was his 33rd parachute jump.
Although researching extremes was part of the program's goals, setting records wasn't the mission's purpose. Joe ascended in helium balloon launched from the back of a truck. He wore a pressurized suit on the way up in an open, unpressurized gondola. Scientific data captured from Joe's jump was shared with U.S. research personnel for development of the space program. Today Felix and his specialized team hope to take what was learned from Joe's jumps more than 50 years ago and press forward to test the edge of the human envelope.
http://www.redbullstratos.com/#!RedBullMedia
The Red Bull Stratos team brings together the world's leading minds in aerospace medicine, engineering, pressure suit development, capsule creation and balloon fabrication. It includes retired United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger, who holds three of the records Felix will strive to break.
Joe's record jump from 102,800 ft in 1960 was during a time when no one knew if a human could survive a jump from the edge of space. Joe was a Captain in the U.S. Air Force and had already taken a balloon to 97,000 feet in Project ManHigh and survived a drogue mishap during a jump from 76,400 feet in Excelsior I. The Excelsior III mission was his 33rd parachute jump.
Although researching extremes was part of the program's goals, setting records wasn't the mission's purpose. Joe ascended in helium balloon launched from the back of a truck. He wore a pressurized suit on the way up in an open, unpressurized gondola. Scientific data captured from Joe's jump was shared with U.S. research personnel for development of the space program. Today Felix and his specialized team hope to take what was learned from Joe's jumps more than 50 years ago and press forward to test the edge of the human envelope.
http://www.redbullstratos.com/#!RedBullMedia
Tue, Nov 17, Floater Fifth
Due:
- HW Lsn 3-7 to 3-8, #36-48 - Chapter 3 Test Review Agenda: - Review HW Lsn 3-7 to 3-8, #36-48 - Review Chapter 3 Test Review Assignment: - Study for Chapter 3 Test 6-Word Memoir: How did I mess that up? |
Wed, Nov 18
Due:
- Chapter 3 Test Review Agenda: - Chapter 3 Test Assignment: - Thanksgiving Break Assignments in Chapter 4, See Below 6-Word Memoir: I aim to please and succeed |
Thanksgiving Break, Nov 21 - 29
Happy Thanksgiving
Not So Happy Thanksgiving Assignments
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Reading Activity G4-1 to 4-6 | |
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Reading Activity G4-1 to 4-6 | |
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Lesson 4-1 to 4-6 Lecture | |
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Lesson 4-1 to 4-6 Lecture | |
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Homework Solutions Lsn 4-1 to 4-6 | |
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Section 4-7
- Reading Activity 4-7
- Lsn 4-7 Lecture
- HW Lsn 4-7, #19-32
- Lsn 4-7 Lecture
- HW Lsn 4-7, #19-32
Reading Activity 4-7 | |
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Reading Activity 4-7 | |
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Lesson 4-7 Lecture | |
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Lesson 4-7 Lecture | |
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Example 4-11 | |
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Newton's First Law of Motion | |
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Homework Solutions Lsn 4-7 | |
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Section 4-8 to 4-9
- Reading Activity 4-8 to 4-9
- Lsn 4-8 to 4-9 Lecture
- HW Lsn 4-8 to 4-9, #36-57
- Lsn 4-8 to 4-9 Lecture
- HW Lsn 4-8 to 4-9, #36-57
Reading Activity G4-8 to 4-9 | |
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Reading Activity G4-8 to 4-9 | |
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Lsn 4-8 to 4-9 Lecture | |
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Lsn 4-8 to 4-9 Lecture | |
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Homework Solutions Lsn 4-8 to 4-9 | |
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PhET Ramp Lab
Ch. 4 Test Review
- PhET Ramp Lab
- Chapter 4 Test Review
- Chapter 4 Test Review
PhET Ramp Lab | |
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PhET Ramp Lab | |
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Chap 4 Test Review | |
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2014-2015 Chap 4 Test Review - Answers | |
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Newton's Second Law of Motion | |
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Newton's Third Law | |
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Words of Wisdom: I intend to live forever - so far, so good.
Milestones in Physics: 1643 – Barometer
Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
“Although the barometer is extremely simple, its implications are profound, going far beyond ist usefulness for predicting the weather. The device has helped scientists understand the nature of the atmosphere and to discover that the atmosphere is finite and does not reach to the stars. Barometers are devices used to measure atmospheric pressure and are embodied in two main forms: mercury and aneroid. In the mercury barometer, a glass tube contains mercury and is sealed at the top, while the bottom of the tube opens into a mercury-filled reservoir. The level of mercury in the tube is controlled by the atmosphere that presses down on the mercury in the reservoir. . . . In aneroid barometers, there is no moving liquid. Instead, a small flexible evacuated metal capsule is used. Inside the capsule is a spring. Small changes in atmospheric pressure cause the capsule to expand or contract. Lever mechanisms within the barometer amplify these small movements, allowing users to read pressure values. . . . Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli is generally credited with inventing the barometer in 1643 . . . He wrote, “We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of elementary air, which is known by in contestable experiments to have weight.” In 1648, Blaise Pascal us a barometer to show that there is less air pushing down at the top of a mountain then there is at the bottom; thus, the atmosphere did not extend forever. . . . ” (The Physics Book, by Clifford A. Pickover, Barnes & Noble, NY, 2013)
Veterinary Medicine
Young people who like animals often think about a career in veterinary medicine, but do they connect that goal to their classroom lessons? Meet Pamella Dendtler, a veterinarian and business owner who relies on math and science every day.
Running time 2:15 minutes
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/veterinary_medicine/
Running time 2:15 minutes
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/veterinary_medicine/
Mon, Nov 30
Due:
- Reading Activity 4-1 to 4-6 - HW Lsn 4-1 to 4-6, #1-17 - Reading Activity 4-7 - HW Lsn 4-7, #19-32 - Reading Activity 4-8 to 4-9 - HW Lsn 4-8 to 4-9, #36-57 - PhET Ramp Lab Agenda: - Review Chapter 4 Homework Problems and PhET Ramp Lab Assignment: - Chapter 4 Test Review, Due 12/7 - Physics Day Reading Activity: The Physics of Roller Coasters - Physics Day Reading Activity: Physics Day Measurement Tools 6-Word Memoir: I have done this 3 times
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Thu, Dec 3
Due:
- Physics Day Reading Activity: The Physics of Roller Coasters - Physics Day Reading Activity: Physics Day Measurement Tools Agenda: - Lecture: The Physics of Rollercoasters - Even More Acceleration Lab, Hardcopy Instructions will be given in class Assignment: - Read the AP Physics, Physics Day Workbook prior to Physics Day for all the rides you are assigned to -- Accomplish all the "What to do prior to coming to the park" activities -- Ensure you understand exactly what measurements you have to take for your assigned rides 6-Word Memoir: I hope it all pays off
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Fri, Dec 4
Agenda: Non-Participants Work On
- AP Physics Day Non-Participant Lab - Chapter 4 Test Review, Due 12/7
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Physics Day Attendees
Physics Day Non-Participants
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Mon, Dec 7, Floater Fifth
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Tue, Dec 8
Due:
- Chapter 4 Test Review Agenda: - Chapter 4 Test Assignment: - Physics Day Lab - Even More Acceleration Lab - See Christmas Assignments Below 6-Word Memoir: I Love Pho King Food |
Fri, Dec 11
I will be on the Group 4 Project Field Trip. Use your time wisely to work on your Christmas list!
Assignments: - Physics Day Lab - Even More Acceleration Lab - See Christmas Assignments Below 6-Word Memoir: I love you Mr. Kyle Smith |
First Semester Exams, Dec 15-18
A MERRY PHYSICS CHRISTMAS BREAK,
DEC 19 - JAN 4
Section 5-1 to 5-3
- Reading Activity 5-1 to 5-3
- Lesson 5-1 to 5-3 Lecture - HW Lsn 5-1 to 5-3, #1-20
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Section 5-6 to 5-7
- Reading Activity 5-6 to 5-7
- Lesson 5-6 to 5-7 Lecture - HW Lsn 5-6 to 5-7, #28-41
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Section 5-8 & 5-10
- Reading Activity 5-8 and 5-10
- Lesson 5-8 and 5-10 Lecture - HW Lsn 5-8 and 5-10, #43-54
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Ch 5 Test Review
- Chapter 5 Test Review
- Physics Day Lab
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Physics Carols
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Christmas -
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Engineer's Christmas Plan (pdf) | |
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Christmas -
To A Physicist
Is There a Santa Claus? (pdf) | |
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