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Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Geometry
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of geometry as it relates to photonics education. In 25 minutes, Chamberlain discusses the basics of lines, angles, and triangle terminology. Once these basics are covered, Chamberlain then provides examples of these concepts, focusing...
Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Graphing in Rectangular Coordinates
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of graphing in rectangular coordinates as the concept relates to photonics education. In 35 minutes, Chamberlain covers the basics of the Cartesian coordinate system, trends with many points, and steps for drawing graphs. Once the basics...
Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Introductory Algebra
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of algebra in relation to phonetics education. In 29 minutes, Chamberlain covers such topics as formulas (to solve for the area of an object, to solve financial equations, and everything in between) and order of operations. Once the...
Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Powers and Roots
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of powers and roots as it relates to photonics education. In 25 minutes, Chamberlain covers topics such as powers (repeated multiplications), negative bases, roots, and cube roots. Once the basics are covered, Chamberlain provides...
Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Ratio and Proportion
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of ratio and proportion as the concepts relate to photonics education. In 27 minutes, Chamberlain presents the basics of ratios, percentages, and proportions (which, as he explains, are just equal ratios). Once the basics are covered,...
Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Scientific Notation
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of mathematics in phonetics education. In 22 minutes, Chamberlain presents the basics of mathematics in phonetics education - scientific notation, prefixes, writing large and small numbers, and more. Once the basics have been explained,...
Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Special Graphs
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of special graphs - like exponential graphs and semilog scales - as the concept relates to photonics education. In 38 minutes, Chamberlain touches on topics such as exponential graphs, polar coordinates, converting rectangular...
Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Trigonometry
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of trigonometry as the concept relates to photonics education. In 25 minutes, Chamberlain explains the basics of right angles and trigonometry, Pythagorean triples, and trigonometric ratios. Once the basics are covered, Chamberlain...
Screenshot for Mathematics for Photonics Education: Unit Conversion
This lecture, presented by John Chamberlain, covers the basics of unit conversion in phonetics education. In 26 minutes, Chamberlain covers topics such as the basics of units (of measure) and unit ratios. Once the basics have been covered, Chamberlain explains concepts further, introducing students...
Screenshot for Measuring Diameter of Human Hair Using Diffraction (Lab 21 of 23)
This video from Laser-Tec is part of a series of light and optics experiments. In this lab, participants measure the diameter of human hair using diffraction. Participants learn about the diffraction of light on human hair and a thin metal wire, and then calculate the thickness of the hair and wire....
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